99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 413
Schwob Frères & Co., Chaux de Fonds, Movement No. 49056, Case No. 12775, 39 mm, 62 g, circa 1895
A delightful gold enamel minute repeating hunting case pocket watch, studded with half pearls for Ullmann & Co. Hong Kong, Shanghai und Tientsin
Case: 18k gold/enamel. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, screw compensation balance.
The exquisitely painted enamel medallion on the front depicts a galant scene with two shepherdesses; the motif is framed by a translucent blue enamel border on engine-turned pattern. The back is also decorated with cobalt blue enamel and shows a young girl in a blue, low-cut dress that is adorned with a rose. The girl wears a a rose in her hair, a pearl necklace and large gold paillon earrings. Both medallions are framed by a border of split pearls; the case band is decorated with stylised gold petals on blue enamel ground.
A delightful gold enamel minute repeating hunting case pocket watch, studded with half pearls for Ullmann & Co. Hong Kong, Shanghai und Tientsin
Case: 18k gold/enamel. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, screw compensation balance.
The exquisitely painted enamel medallion on the front depicts a galant scene with two shepherdesses; the motif is framed by a translucent blue enamel border on engine-turned pattern. The back is also decorated with cobalt blue enamel and shows a young girl in a blue, low-cut dress that is adorned with a rose. The girl wears a a rose in her hair, a pearl necklace and large gold paillon earrings. Both medallions are framed by a border of split pearls; the case band is decorated with stylised gold petals on blue enamel ground.
Sold
estimated
13.000—18.000 €
Price realized
21.100 €