Exceptional Swiss gold, enamel and pearl set watch Circa 1800
- Kenmerk
- SA1235
- Diameter
- 60 mm
- Estimate
- € 70.000 - 140.000
- Price sold
- € 137.000
Gold decorative duplex made for the Chinese market
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An exceptional Swiss 18 carat gold, enamel and pearl set pocket watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1800. The glazed, polished and blued steel duplex movement with a three arm balance and regulator. White enamel dial with Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and decorative blued steel hands. The scalloped case with a fine polychrome enamel scene on the back, both bezels set with split pearls, a translucent red enamelled band decorated with gold and translucent blue enamel flowers, the pendant and bow decorated to match. Comes with the original key.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Signed: No name
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The Emperor of China and his court were as fascinated by European mechanical novelties and decorative watches as Europe was by Chinese works of art. By 1800, a pattern of Oriental market watches emerged with duplex or cylinder escapements, a visible center seconds hand, and the movements chased throughout with flowers and geometric ornament.
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An exceptional Swiss 18 carat gold, enamel and pearl set pocket watch made for the Chinese market, circa 1800. The glazed, polished and blued steel duplex movement with a three arm balance and regulator. White enamel dial with Roman hour numerals, an outer minute track, subsidiary seconds at 6 o’clock and decorative blued steel hands. The scalloped case with a fine polychrome enamel scene on the back, both bezels set with split pearls, a translucent red enamelled band decorated with gold and translucent blue enamel flowers, the pendant and bow decorated to match. Comes with the original key.
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Diameter: 60 mm
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Signed: No name
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The Emperor of China and his court were as fascinated by European mechanical novelties and decorative watches as Europe was by Chinese works of art. By 1800, a pattern of Oriental market watches emerged with duplex or cylinder escapements, a visible center seconds hand, and the movements chased throughout with flowers and geometric ornament.
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The quality of the fine enamel medallions was of great importance to these highly decorative pieces. Examples of their work can be seen in many of the world’s foremost collections, including the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Musée d’Horlogerie.
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Unfortunately, one has not been able to attribute an artist to this extraordinarily beautiful enamel scene, as the details of the figures are unlike any other known enamel painter.
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