Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
LOT 621
"Lépine, Horloger du Roy, à Paris", No. 16728, circa 1790. Fine and rare 20K gold and painted on enamel, pearl-set watch with original matching châtelaine.
CHF 7,000 - 10,000
EUR 4,400 - 6,300 / USD 5,500 - 7,800
Sold: CHF 8,625
C. Two-body, spring-loaded, "Lépine", back painted with harborscene, paillon laurel-leaf frame on purple enamel background,pearl-set bezels. Châtelaine: single link with two bars, goldspoon, the top depicting a landscape with ruins within pearl-setframe, bars with paillon foliate wreath.D. White enamel, radialArabic numerals, outer minute dot divisions with five-minuteArabic markers, winding aperture at 2 o?clock. Gold "beetle andpoker" hands.M. 38 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate withcylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, brassbalance with flat balance-spring, continental cock.Signed on dial and movement.Diam. 46 mm, length with châtelaine 142 mm.
| Grading System | |
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 - 50 - 56 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-14-24-01 |
Good Damaged Slightly chipped HANDS Original |