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Geneva, May 15, 2005
LOT 106
?Mock Pendulum? Boucheret A Paris, circa 1720. Very fine gilt bronze oignon pocket watch with mock pendulum.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
EUR 2,600 - 4,000 / USD 3,500 - 5,000
Sold: CHF 4,600
C. Double-body, back chiseled with a bacchanalian sceneenclosed within a lambrequin, mask and foliate strapworkborder, the bezel decorated to match. D. White enamel withraised cartouches for blue radial Roman numeral hours, innerquarter-hour enamel ring, outer minute markers and Arabicfive-minute markers. Steel "fleur-de-lis" hand. M. 46 mm,hinged gilt brass full plate with divided Egyptian pillars, fuseewith chain, verge escapement, steel three-arm balance, flatbalance-spring, rack and pinion regulator, large Louis XIV cockchased with foliage and dragons, mock pendulum aperture.Back plate signed.Diam. 58 mm.
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Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 - 15 |
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Movement: 3 - 6* |
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Dial: 3 - 14 - 01 |