Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 523
RICHARDSON POCKET WATCH MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET; GILDED SILVER, ENAMEL AND PEARLS
HKD 78,000 - 93,000
CHF 9,900 - 11,850 / USD 10,000 - 12,000
Gilded silver, enamel and pearl-set, open-face, key-winding, roundshaped, large pocket watch with centre-seconds, made for the Chinese market. Polychrome painting on enamel on silver, by an unidentified workshop, probably Geneva, showing a young Western woman, in bust, looking to the left, on a royal blue background; fluted case-band; bezel set with half-pearls.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-75 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Slightly restored soft enamel |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Richardson
Year circa 1860-1880
Movement No. 376
Calibre 22''', gilded brass, engraved Chinese-style, with going barrel, duplex escapement, monometallic balance (polished steel) and blued steel flat hairspringvvvvvv
Material gilded silver, enamel and pearls.
Caliber 22''', gilded brass, engraved Chinese-style, with going barrel, duplex escapement, monometallic balance (polished steel) and blued steel flat hairspringvvvvvv
Dimensions Ø 58 mm
Signature movement and cuvette