Hong Kong, Nov 25, 2022
LOT 88
UNSIGNED
POCKET WATCH MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET; SILVER, GILDED SILVER, ENAMEL AND PEARLS
HKD 15,900 - 31,800
EUR 2,100 - 4,100 / CHF 2,000 - 4,000 / USD 2,100 - 4,100
Sold: HKD 22,500
Silver, enamel and pearl-set, hunting-case, keyless-winding, round-shaped, pocket watch, made for the Chinese market, with subsidiary seconds at 6.
Orange 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 swan; pearl-set bezels.
White enamel dial, with suspended Arabic numerals inside cartouches; pink gold “Louis XV” hands.
Movement 18’’’, gilded brass, going barrel, cylinder escapement, monometallic balance (probably gold) and blued steel flat hairspring, polished steel index-regulator.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Unsigned, probably Fleurier (Val-de-Travers)
Model made for the Chinese market
Year circa 1890-1910
Movement No. unnumbered
Case No. 74 566 (by “L G”; with prestige hallmarks imitating the London letter-date “U”)
Material silver, gilded silver, enamel and pearls
Diameter 50.3 mm.
Caliber 18’’’, cylinder escapement
Weight 90 gr. (approx.)