97th Auction

2018/5/12

Lot 227

Blancfrères à Genève, Movement No. 19873, Case No. 19873, 51 mm, 88 g, circa 1790
A decorative gold enamel verge pocket watch, studded with half pearls in the original silk-lined morocco case of the Scotish jeweller Hamilton & Inches, 88 Princes Street, Edinburgh
Case: 18k gold, enamel, split pearls, paste stones. Dial: enamel. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Large lustrous split pearls lend a luxurious elegance and a soft, smooth feel to this watch. The pearls surround the enamel dial, which has vertically aligned Roman numerals and pearl-studded hands on the front and an exquisite blue and white enamel medallion with a rosette decorated with paste stones on the back. The luminous blue of the enamel is enhanced by the engine-turned pattern and the outer opalescent white and opaque dark blue frame with gold floral paillon ornamentation - a marvelous timepiece in remarkable condition. Design and quality equal the work of the great William Anthony in London.

estimated
9.00012.000 €
Price realized
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