Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, May 14, 2017

LOT 202

"PRAEMIUM SALUTIS FRANCIAE ET REGIS" To the Allied Coat of Arms of the Alexandre de Haldat du Lys Family of Lorraine. Made circa 1860. Fine and important, gold, and enamel pocket watch with a very fine and heavy gold, enamel, pearl-set chatelaine in the form of the coat of arms of the king of France with gold and enamel seal and key.

Four-body, 'bassine et filets', polished, the back with royal blue translucent guilloche enamel monogram A.H. over sunray engine turning, gold hinged cuvette engraved A.DAUBREE A NANCY. The brooch consists of two painted on enamel shields, one with an sword with fleurs de Lys next to it and the other with arrow and hunting horn, enamelled engraving ''PREMIUM SALUTIS FRANCIAE ET REGIS'' forming a decorative coat of arms. Gold,enamel and pearls chain attached with the gold and white enamel key,enamel seal and a gold and bleu enamel monogram surmounted by a royal crown White enamel with Roman numerals, outer dot minute divisions. Bleu steel Breguet hands. 27 mm.gilt brass bar calibre, 10 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gilt brass three-arm balance, flat blued-steel balance spring.