97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 211

Geneva, 59 mm, 158 g, circa 1800
A heavy quarter repeating verge pocket watch with two jacquemarts and concealed erotic automaton "à trois couleurs"
Case: 18k gold. Dial: enamel, chased three-colour gold scenes, visible mirror-polished rack strike. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, 2 hammers, 2 gongs, three-arm brass balance.
The two Jacquemarts, a man and a woman in period garments, strike the hours with their hammers on two large bells that are visible in the upper half of the dial. The centre of the dial has a small enamel chapter ring with Arabic hours. The concealed automaton below "6" has small sliding doors decorated with a fruit basket and an altar of love; the doors open whenever the repeater is activated and the erotic scene comes to life: a couple making love on a Recamier sofa.

estimated
13.00016.000 €
Price realized
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