J.(ean) F.(rançois) Bautte & Cie. à Genève, No. 67878, circa 1840. Very fine and extremely rare, extra-thin,18K gold and enamel, lady?s miniature watch with fitted tortoiseshell box.

C. Four-body with ribbed band and polished bezel, the back chased with flowers and foliage, dark blue enamel groundand opalescent enamel flowers. Hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute markers. Gold Breguethands. M. 9''', frosted and gilt, bar calibre with going barrel, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued steelflat balance spring. Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 23.5 mm.

Rossel & Fils, successors de J. F. Bautte à Genève, No. 80918. Made circa 1860. Fine 18K gold and enamel, rose diamond-set folding lorgnette with concealed watch.

C. Spring-loaded front cover decorated with a rose diamond-set pattern on translucent imperial blue guillocheenamel ground, back and handle engraved with foliate strapwork against an engine-turned background. D. White enamel, radial Romannumerals, outer minute ring, set in gold plate with winding, setting and regulating apertures. Blued-steel ?spade? hands.M. 18.2 x 32 mm, rectangular, gilt brass bar calibre, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gilt brass three-arm balance, blued-steel flatbalance spring. Signed on the dial plate. Dim. 83 x 22 mm.

Moulinié, Bautte & Co, Geneva, No. 1949. Made circa 1840. Very fine and rare 18K gold, diamond and turquoise-set musical patch box.

C. In the shape of a lady's purse, engine-turned in a circular pattern,each circle centered by a turquoise, the hinged cover withdiamond and turquoise-set belt, activating push-button at theleft side panel. M. Rectangular, 33 x 18 x 8 mm, barillet typewith 10 tuned vibrating blades with tails (?grasshopper? type),pinion governor set in eccentric bushing for speed adjustment.Punched with maker's trademark inside the lid and in the box,movement punched 577.Dim. 67 x 39 x 12 mm.

Moulinié, Bautte & Co, Geneva, circa 1840. Very fine 18K gold, diamond and turquoise-set musical patch box.

C. In the shape of a lady's purse, engine-turned in a circular pattern, each circle centered by a turquoise, the hinged cover with a dia-mondand turquoise-set belt, activating push-button at the left side panel. M. Rectangular, 33 x 18 x 8 mm, barillet type with 10 tunedvibrating blades with tails (?grasshopper? type), pinion governor set in eccentric bushing for speed adjustment.Punched with maker's trademark inside the lid and in the box, movement punched 577.Dim. 67 x 39 mm.

Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, No. 37159, circa 1825.Fine, quarter repeating, hunting-cased, 18K gold and enamel watch.

C. four-body, "Empire", entirely decorated with floral and foliate pattern with champlevé black enamel, goldhinged cuvette. D. silver, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center. Blued steel"Breguet" hands. M. frosted gilt Lépine caliber, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balancewith flat balance-spring, hammers striking on rectangular gongs activated by a plunge in the bow stem.Cuvette signed. Diam. 51 mm.

M·B (Moulinié & Bautte), Genève, made for the Chinese market circa 1820.Very fine and rare, 18K gold, pearl-set pendant watch with matching key.

C. two-body, "knife edge", entirely set with graduated half pearls forming a "sunburst’ pattern on the back cover.D. gold, half-pearl set Roman numerals, outer half-pearl-set minute divisions, winding aperture at 3 o’clock.Gold "Spade" hands. M. 31 mm (14’’’), hinged, Swiss counterpart of the Hessen caliber, going barrel, cylinderescapement, three-arm gold balance with flat balance spring, balance and escape wheel jeweled.Punched with makers mark inside back case. Diam. 41 mm

Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, circa 1830. Very fine 18K multicolored gold ruby and turquoise-set watch.

C.Three-body, "bassine", profusely decorated with applied yellow, green, and rose gold floral and foliate motifs set with rubies and turquoises, gold hinged cuvette. D. Small, gold, set in the lower part, with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, center engine-turned in wickerwork pattern, set on wickerwork pattern gold dial plate. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 35 mm. (16'''), frosted gilt, cylinder escapement, three-arm balance with flat balance spring.Movement signed.Dim. 40 mm.

Bautte, Geneva, No. 2053, circa 1835. Very fine pearl-set 18K gold and enamel bracelet fitted with a concealed watch.

C. Bracelet. spring-loaded cover modeled as two enameled vine leaves, the fruit formed of pearls opening to reveal the watch, body with champlevé floral and foliate pattern, tapered bracelet with foliate scroll engraving hinged in the middle, locking spring-loaded clasp. Watch case: four-body, back with champlevé enamel decoration, gold hinged engine-turned cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel "Spade" hands. M. 19 mm (9'''), gilt brass, early bar caliber, cylinder escapement three-arm gilt balance, flat balance spring.Cuvette signed.Dim. top 50 x 40 mm.

Rossel & fils, successeurs de J.-F. Bautte et Ce, Genève, No. 90381, retailed by Dechaux et Balanche à Marseille, circa 1883. Very fine 18K gold and pearl and cameo-set lady's fob watch.

C. Four-body, case back set with an agate cameo carved with a putto, gold scrolling pierced frame, pearl-set bezels, hinged gold cuvette. D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, outermost gold Arabic five minutes. Gold "Louis XV" hands. M. 24 mm, frosted gilt bar caliber, cylinder escapement, brass balance with flat balance spring.Dial and movement signed.Diam. 30 mm.

Rossel & Fils, Succrs de J. F. Bautte & Co., Genève, No. 63339, circa 1850. Fine 18K gold and enamel cabriolet fob watch.

C. Three-body, Outer: the bezels with dark blue, light blue, red and white geometric champlevé enamel decoration, the back panel with multi-colored geometric champlevé enamel. Inner: four-body, concave bezels, the back panel corresponding to the outer case. Hinged gold cuvette engraved with technical details. The outer case is made in such a way that the watch can revolve inside the case in order to be used either as an open face or as a hunting-cased watch. D. white enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel ?Louis XV? hands. M. 31 mm (13''', gilt brass, bar caliber with going barrel, ten jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with index regulator.Signed on the cuvette. Case with maker's mark RB.Diam. 38 mm.

Attributable to Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, circa 1830.Very fine 18K multicolored gold, diamond-, ruby-, and turquoise-set watch with visible spinning balance in glazed protective case.

C.Three-body, "bassine", profusely decorated with applied rose, green, and white gold floral and foliate motives, flowers set with rubies, vase with diamonds and bezels with turquoises, spring-loaded back, gold hinged cuvette. D. Small gold, set in the lower part with Roman numerals, outer minute track, center engine-turned with wickerwork pattern, set on lavishly decorated gold dial-plate en suite with the case, aperture at the top for the diamond-set balance, spinning against blue enamel backround with rose gold sunburst pattern. Blued steel "spade" hands.M. 35 mm. (16'''), early bridge caliber, frosted gilt, standing barrel, cylinder escapement, five-arm diamond-set balance with flat balance spring.Dim. 42 mm., with the protective case 46 mm.

Felipe Hecht, Genève, ancienne Maison J.F. Bautte & Cie., Successeur de J. Rossel Fils, No. 99696, circa 1900.Very fine 18K gold and painted on enamel diamond-set keyless fob watch with matching brooch in original leather fitted box.

C. Four-body, "bassine", back finely painted with Cupid reclining by a fountain, his bow and arrows at his feet, diamond-set frame, translucent green enamel and gold scrolling border, repeated pattern band, bezel and bow engraved with scrolling. Small diamond-set brooch with matching green enamel. D. Off-white, radial Arabic numerals, outer gold paillon minute ring. Gold "spade" hands. M. 22 mm. (10'''), frosted gilt, 17 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balancwith Breguet balance spring, punched twice with Seal of Geneva Quality mark.Signed on case and movement.Diam. 28 mm, length with brooch 75 mm.

Rossel & Fils, Succrs de J.F. Bautte & Cie, Genève, circa 1870.Fine and rare 18K gold half-hunting, keyless half quarter-repeating watch with days of the week and date.

C. Four-body, "bassine et filets", engine-turned, back centered with small engraved tree, gold hinged cuvette.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, sunk sub-dial for days at 10 o'clock, symmetrically at 2 o'clock sunk date, subsidiary sunk seconds at 6. Blued steel "spade" hands. M. 39 mm. (18'''), frosted gilt, 31 jewels, straight line calibrated lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, wolf-tooth winding wheels, repeating on gongs through activating slide in the band.Signed on the cuvette.Diam. 48 mm.

"Scentimental" DuelAttributed to Moulinié, Bautte & Cie, Geneva, circa 1806, made for the Chinese market.Exceptional and extremely rare pair of 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set, combined watch and perfumesprinkler, in form of flintlock pistols, with original matching gold and enamel pistol-shaped winding keys. Accompanied by a Chinese fitted box.

C. The grips of translucent scarlet enamel over flinqué grounds decorated with small gold rosettes on black champlevé enamel with gold flowers, the borders set with half pearls. Gold plates, finely chased with a dog on one side and a stag on the other, framed with half pearls. The barrels of cobalt blue translucent champlevé enamel over flinqué grounds, with a raised gold scroll design simulating damascene work. The perfume is released through the pistils of gold lotus flowers with enamelled petls, which are shot out of the barrel. The act of cocking the hammer winds the mechanism, also lowering the trigger. The watch is concealed in the end of the butt, the spring-loaded front and back covers with half pearl-set borders, decorated with flinqué rosettes and centeredwith half pearls. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold "spearhead" hands.M. 15 mm. ø, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock pierced and engraved. In a Chinese fitted box with original keys decorated with matching scarlet enamel over flinqué engraving and white enamel borders.Length 111 mm.

?Scentimental? Duel Attributed to Moulinié, Bautte & Cie, Geneva, circa 1806. Very fine and rare 18K gold and enamel pearl-set combined watch and perfume sprinkler in the form of a flintlock pistol, made for the Chinese market.

C. The grips of translucent scarlet enamel over flinqué, the borders set with half pearls. Gold plates, finely chased with a hound on one side and a rabbit on the other, framed with half pearls. The barrels of translucent cobalt blue champlevé enamel over a flinqué ground, with a raised gold scroll design simulating damascene work. The perfume is released through the pistils of gold lotus flowers with enameled petals, which are shot out of the barrel. The act of cocking the hammer winds the mechanism, also lowering the trigger. The watch is concealed in the end of the butt, the spring-loaded front and back covers with half pearl-set borders, decorated with small gold rosettes centered by half pearls. Short gold double chain suspension terminated with a small ring. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. 15 mm ø, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balance, continental cock pierced and engraved. Dim. Length 111 mm.

Bautte & Moynier, a Genève, No. 10131, circa 1825. Very fine, 18K varicolored gold and gem-set watch.

C. four-body, Empire, decorated using the granulation technique to form varicolored gold flowers, set with semi-precious stones, the bezels, pendant and bow ornamented using the same technique, gold hinged cuvette. D. Silver, champlevé Roman numerals on polished chapter ring, outer minute divisions, engine-turned center, subsidiary sunk seconds. Blued steel "diamond" hands. M. 35,2 mm., gilt, early bridge caliber, cylinder escapement, three-arm plain gold balance with blued steel flat spring, escapement jeweled. Signed on dial and case. Diam. 47 mm.

The Paperweight Jean-François Bautte, Geneva, made by Charles Abraham Bruguier for the London Universal Exhibition 1851, awarded a Prize Medal and an Honorable Mention on that occasion. Enamel attribuable to Georges Annen. Exceptional gilt metal, gold and enamel musical singing bird box in the shape of a seal paperweight with its original leather fitted box and original key.

C. In shape of a large seal, the base panels very finely painted on enamel with Alpine scenes featuring: the Chateau de Chillon with the Lac Léman and sailing boats in the foreground, the lac de Passy with a view of the Mont Blanc mountain range, the Lac Léman with the Alps as seen from Bellevue, the Saint Martin Moutains, the canted corners with mountain waterfall scenes, the lower edge chased with a scrolling pattern, the top of the base with applied gilt floral motifs, a rectangular stem ascending from the center, narrow at the base, larger at the top, with convex sides decorated with flowers in champlevé enamel on a matte gold background, it is surmounted by a flower basket made of interwoven gilt bands, with a solid gold domed bird cover decorated with champlevé enamel roses and engraved with scrolling. M. 107 x 95 mm., brass, fusee and chain, the bird rotating right and left and moving its beak, tail, and wings, the melody, and circular bellows controlled by a stack of eight spring-loaded cams moving vertically along their arbor for a long duration of the song, an improvement invented by Bruguier, fly regulator with two vertical adjustable wings. Independent cylinder musical movement with a comb of 60 tuned teeth. Dim. Height: 14.5 cm. x width: 12 x depth: 10 cm.

Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, No. 40415. Produced circa 1825.Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, hunting-cased, thin, jump-hour watch.

C. four-body, "demi-bassine", covers fully chiseled with floral and foliage pattern on champlevé black enamel background, matching pendant and bow, hinged gold cuvette. D. silver gilt, aperture for jump-hour and another for wandering minutes, minute and hour discs of rose gold. M. 43.4 mm., gilded, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance, flat balance spring.Case signed.Diam. 51 mm.

'Scentimental' DuelAttributed to Moulinié, Bautte & Cie, Geneva, circa 1806.Very fine and extremely rare pair of 18 ct. gold and enamel, pearl-set, combined watch and perfume sprinkler, in form of flintlock pistols, with original matching gold and enamel pistol-shaped winding keys, made for the Chinese market.

C. The grips of translucent scarlet enamel over flinqué grounds decorated with small gold rosettes on black champlevé enamel with gold flowers, the borders set with half pearls. Gold plates, finely chased with a dog on one side and a stag on the other, framed with half pearls. The barrels of cobalt blue translucent champlevé enamel over flinqué grounds, with a raised gold scroll design simulating damascene work. The perfume is released through the pistils of gold lotus flowers with enamelled petls, which are shot out of the barrel. The act of cocking the hammer winds the mechanism, also lowering the trigger. The watch is concealed in the end of the butt, the spring-loaded front and back covers with half pearl-set borders, decorated with flinqué rosettes and centred with half pearls. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer minute divisions. Gold 'spearhead' hands. M. 15 mm o, gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm brass balnce, continental cock pierced and engraved. In a Chinese fitted box with original keys decorated with matching scarlet enamel over flinqué engraving and white enamel borders.Length 111 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 404-405.

Bautte & Moynier à Genève, No. 34188, circa 1825.Very fine 18 ct. gold watch entirely set with pearls, with original pearl-set clip and key.

C. Two-body, spring-loaded bezel, entirely set with graduated pearls in sunburst pattern, matching pendant and bow. D. Gold, Roman hour numerals set with half pearls, outer minute dot divisions, centre withapplied multicoloured gold foliate rosette, border with applied multicoloured leaf wreath. Gold Breguet hands.M. 31 mm o, hinged, gilt brass 3/4 plate, 6 jewels, going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain gold three-arm balance with blued-steel flat spring.Signed on the movement, case stamped BLotM in lozenge.Diam. 41 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 204-205.