101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 466
Jean Graham, London, 40 x 40 mm, 78 g, circa 1780
A rare silver and enamel fob watch in the shape of an apple with original velvet-lined rayskin case
Case: silver and opaque enamel, engraved silver mountings. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Timepieces in this particular form were never produced in large numbers and those that have survived centuries are extremely rare - especially the watches that have enamelled cases.
A rare silver and enamel fob watch in the shape of an apple with original velvet-lined rayskin case
Case: silver and opaque enamel, engraved silver mountings. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Timepieces in this particular form were never produced in large numbers and those that have survived centuries are extremely rare - especially the watches that have enamelled cases.
Sold
estimated
6.000—8.000 €
Price realized
9.000 €