Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Apr 28, 2019
LOT 481
UNSIGNED DECORATIVE CABRIOLET POCKET WATCH WITH A PORTRAIT; 18K YELLOW GOLD AND ENAMEL
HKD 35,000 - 40,000
CHF 4,550 - 5,650 / USD 4,600 - 5,750
Sold: HKD 43,750
"Galileo Galilei" after Giusto Sustermans 18K yellow gold and enamel, cabriolet, pair-cased open-face, keywinding, round-shaped, pocket watch, with white enamel dial. Case-back polychrome enamelled, by an unidentified Genevan workshop, with a bunch of multicoloured flowers, inside a champlevé frame decorated with geometric patterns. Cabriolet case-back polychrome enamelled, by an unidentified Genevan workshop, with the portrait of Galileo Galilei (1564-1642), after the painting of Giusto Sustermans (1597-1681).
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Year circa 1850
Calibre 15''', gilded brass, with going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring
Case No. 10 559
Material 18K yellow gold and enamel
Caliber 15''', gilded brass, with going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (gilded brass) and blued steel flat hairspring
Dimensions Ø 43 mm.