Geneva, May 08, 2022
LOT 265
THE CENSER
CHF 3,000 - 6,000
EUR 3,000 - 6,000 / USD 3,300 - 6,500 / HKD 25,300 - 51,000
Sold: CHF 8,750
Very fine 18K yellow gold and enamel, open-face, key-winding, round-shaped, “Louis XVI” pocket watch. Case with polychrome enamel painting decoration with a priest and his censer in the midst of his faithful.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8-24 |
Good Slightly scratched Slightly chipped |
Movement: 3-6* |
Good Slightly oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-04 |
Good HANDS Later |
Brand Truitte & Mourier, Switzerland
Year Circa 1775
Movement No. 4837
Material 18K yellow gold
Diameter 50 mm.
Caliber 16’’’, gilded brass, fusee and chain, verge escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring, pierced and engraved gilded continental cock.
Signature movement
Notes
Truitte et Mourier also Trouitte, Trouit Made watches with and without repetition. The first association, called "Dan Trouit Mourier", lasted from 1775 to approximately 1780. A second association, "Trouit et Mourier", lasted from 1780 to approximately 1790. "Dictionnaire des Horlogers Genevois", by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998.