Only Online Auction
Hong Kong, Dec 13, 2024
LOT 173
UNSIGNED, HUNTING CASE POCKET WATCH, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET, ENAMEL, SILVER
HKD 10,000 - 20,000
EUR 1,250 - 2,500 / CHF 1,150 - 2,300 / USD 1,300 - 2,600TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
A fine and very rare, silver, enamel hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, made for the Chinese market, with subsidiary seconds at 6. Royal blue flinqué enamel (translucent enamel over guilloché engine-turning) and painting on enamel case, with, on the cover, a portrait of a young blonde girl with a charming smile, and, on the case-back, a scene showing a beautiful lakeside landscape. White enamel dial, with Roman numerals indexes, gold “Louis XV” hands.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-6-01 |
Good Slightly oxidized HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned
Year Circa 1900-1910s
Case No. 74898 (by “L G”; with prestige hallmarks imitating the London letter-date “U”)
Diameter 50mm
Caliber 18"
Signature Case
CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
The lots are sold “as is”, described to the best of our knowledge and cannot be returned. Once the online bid is placed by the bidder, it cannot be cancelled.