95th Auction

2017/5/6

Lot 99

Swiss, Case No. 3196, 55 mm, 119 g, circa 1810
A gentleman's highly attractive quarter repeating pocket watch with musical movement
Case: 18k rose gold, case maker's punch mark "FM". Dial: gold, enamel cartouches. Movm.: full plate movement, keywind, 2 hammers / 2 gongs, 2 barrels, cylinder escapement, three-arm ring balance.
The gold dial is decorated with exquisite engraving around the rim and white hexagonal enamel cartouches. The central enamel medallion with a fine polychrome painting shows a coastal area with a pair of anglers and a fisherman in his boat in the foreground; in the background sailing vessels are visible in front of a fortress. The gold case is decorated with fine engine-turned pattern and stamped with a gold hallmark for Geneva 1809 to 1814.

Sold

estimated
6.5008.000 €
Price realized
8.700 €