Jn. Fs. Bautte & Cie, Genève, circa 1830. Tao Kuang.
Good very flat 18-carat gold and enamel digital watch. Four body case with overall a fine floral and foliage champlevé' decoration over a black enamel background (very slightly restored). Gold cuvette. Short matching enamelled chain. Dial with hour and minute apertures and a similar decoration (slightly restored). Extra flat gilt brass movement, 4 jewels, with going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain gold three armed balance. In good condition. Diam. 51 mm.
HKD 20,000 - 30,000
CHF 4,000 - 5,000
J.F. Bautte & Cie, Genève, circa 1840. Tao Kuang
Rare and fine 18-carat gold and enamel pair cased cabriolet' watch. Small gold chain and enamelled ratchet key. Three body outer case decorated overall with engraved and 'champlevé' enamelled ornaments, fine painted enamel medallion on the back depicting two ladies in Renaissance dresses. Four boy inner case with a similar decoration a painted enamel Chinese lakeside landscape on the back with jonks and the chapel of Guillaume Tell on the foreground. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel Breguet hands, gilt brass bar movement, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement with plain gilt brass three armed balance. In very good condition. Diam. 35 mm.
HKD 30,000 - 40,000
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
Sold: HKD 39,100
