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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 252

Courvoisier Jacky, No. 37671, circa 1850.Fine 18K gold and enamel hunting cased watch.

C. Five-body, the band engraved with formal decoration, the cover enamelled with a very fine painted scene depicting a courtesan pampered by her servants, the reverse with a fine composition of summer flowers against a pink ground, both with outer turquoise, white and black champlevé enamelled decoration. Hinged inner gold bezel and engine-turned cuvette engraved with technical details. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 17???, gilt brass, bar calibre with going brrel, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gold three-arm balance, flat balance spring.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 45 mm.