Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, May 10, 2015
LOT 319
BEAUTIFUL LADY SEMI-EROTIC WATCH Swiss, movement No. 118813. Made circa 1900. Fine, large, gun-metal, gilt and painted on enamel keyless pocket watch with semi-erotic scene.
CHF 1,200 - 2,200
HKD 10,000 - 18,000 / USD 1,300 - 2,300TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Four-body, bassine et filets, gilt bow, bezel and hinges, the back cover decorated with a painted on enamel panel portrait of a standing nude lady gazing in a hand mirror, against a translucent red guilloche enamel background. Hinged gun-metal cuvette, gilt-rimmed glazed cover over the movement. Cream enamel with bold radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five-minute numerals, subsidiary seconds. Gilt Louis XVI hands. 55 mm., matte gilt, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |