Hong Kong, May 29, 2022
LOT 414
Unsigned
Vinaigrette; 18K yellow gold and enamel
HKD 12,500 - 24,900
EUR 1,500 - 3,000 / CHF 1,600 - 3,200 / USD 1,600 - 3,200
18K yellow gold and enamel vinaigrette in the shape of a handbag or a small pouch.
Case and cover with guilloché (engine-turned) motifs enhanced with Royal blue enamel.
Brand Unsigned, Geneva
Year circa 1805-1810
Case No. 414
Material 18K yellow gold and enamel
Dimensions 28.2 x 18.4 x 5.7 mm.
Weight 10.9 gr. (approx.)
Signature illegible master goldsmith hallmark (maybe Moulinié, Bautte & Co., Geneva)
Notes
Moulinié, Bautte & Co.
Firm specialised in fine pocket watches and objects of virtue, including a series of “vinaigrettes” with enamelled landscape scenes depicting cities such as Geneva, Chamonix or Baden.
Jean-François Bautte (1772-1837), from Geneva, was trained in the different trades of being a case-maker, engraver, watchmaker, jeweller, and goldsmith. On August 1st, 1793, he joined forces with Jacques-Dauphin Moulinié (1761-1838), under the corporate name Moulinié & Bautte, case fitters. On October 1st, 1804, with the arrival of Jean-Gabriel Moynier (1772-1840), the firm became Moulinié, Bautte & Compagnie, seller of watch making-jewellery making. It was then that Jean-François Bautte developed his own manufacture in Geneva that brought together under the same roof all the bodies of trades of watch making from that time.
Firm specialised in fine pocket watches and objects of virtue, including a series of “vinaigrettes” with enamelled landscape scenes depicting cities such as Geneva, Chamonix or Baden.
Jean-François Bautte (1772-1837), from Geneva, was trained in the different trades of being a case-maker, engraver, watchmaker, jeweller, and goldsmith. On August 1st, 1793, he joined forces with Jacques-Dauphin Moulinié (1761-1838), under the corporate name Moulinié & Bautte, case fitters. On October 1st, 1804, with the arrival of Jean-Gabriel Moynier (1772-1840), the firm became Moulinié, Bautte & Compagnie, seller of watch making-jewellery making. It was then that Jean-François Bautte developed his own manufacture in Geneva that brought together under the same roof all the bodies of trades of watch making from that time.