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Hotel Noga Hilton, Nov 14, 2004
LOT 407
Quesnel Duv, à Rouen, No. 4800, circa 1785. Fine and unusual, gold and enamel, pearl-set, pair-cased pendant watch.
CHF 5,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,000 - 4,000 / USD 4,000 - 5,000
C. Outer: protective, glazed gilt brass. Inner: two-body, ?Louis XVI?, back with translucent imperial blue enamel with irregular white contours over engine turning, pearl-set bezels. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, winding aperture at 2. Gold ?beetle and poker? hands.M. 28 mm, hinged, frosted gilt full-plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement brass balance with flat balance spring, continental cock.Signed on the movement, case punched with French guarantee marks.Diam. 34 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 28 - 01 |