- Spindeltaschenuhr mit Viertelrepetition

auction 379, Lot 1187

JEWELLERY

on 20 March 2018

 

Spindeltaschenuhr mit Viertelrepetition

estimate:
€ 900 to € 1.000

Differenzbesteuerung    

result:
€ 2.032 (incl. 27 % buyer's premium)

description:

A GOLD QUARTER REPEATING POCKET WATCH

Geneva, circa 1780, BORDIER

 

18k gold. Painted enamel decoration, blue and amber translucent enamel. Dial and movement signed Bordier, A Geneve, movement numbered 26993. Rhinestones. Some of the rhinestones are missing, there are some partial losses to the enamel on the bezel, two minor dents to the case. The key is missing.

Outer case: diameter circa 3.9 cm, Inner case: diameter circa 3.3 cm. Total weight: circa 65.1 g.

 

White enamel dial with painted black Roman hour numerals, outer minute track with Arabic five minute markers, stone set Louis XVI hands. English fusee verge movement with quarter repeater. The outer case back decorated with an image of a girl with two roses, framed by rhinestone-set bow decoration. The back bezel and band with engraved and enamelled leaf decoration. Diamond set bezel.