Exquisite fine gold enamel mandolin form watch Circa 1830
- Kenmerk
- DT0098
- Diameter
- 64 mm
- Estimate
- € 6.000 - 12.000
- Price sold
- € 10.000
Gold, enamel verge form watch
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A rare, very fine gold enamel mandolin-form watch with concealed dial, circa 1830.
A 14k gold and enamel case, Later Viennese 14k gold Austro-Hungarian monarchy assay mark 1866-1872, punch mark A. Enamel dial, arabic numerals, miniature full plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three arm brass balance.
The quality of the engraving and the enamel work on this case is outstanding. The instrument is accurate in every detail, making it a particularly striking piece of jewellery with translucid green and red enamelling and Champlevé ornamentation on the back. The top is decorated with a blue Camaïeu pastoral scene and gold strings; the balance bridge is visible in the central sound hole fitted with a glass panel.
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Length: 64 x 29 mm
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Weight: 32 g
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Signed: Wilhem Ulrich Presburg
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Similar watches are described and illustrated in: Terence Camerer-Cuss, The Sandberg Watch Collection, Geneva 1998.
According to Jürgen Abeler, watchmaker Wilhelm Ulrich became a master in Bratislava in 1823.
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A rare, very fine gold enamel mandolin-form watch with concealed dial, circa 1830.
A 14k gold and enamel case, Later Viennese 14k gold Austro-Hungarian monarchy assay mark 1866-1872, punch mark A. Enamel dial, arabic numerals, miniature full plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three arm brass balance.
The quality of the engraving and the enamel work on this case is outstanding. The instrument is accurate in every detail, making it a particularly striking piece of jewellery with translucid green and red enamelling and Champlevé ornamentation on the back. The top is decorated with a blue Camaïeu pastoral scene and gold strings; the balance bridge is visible in the central sound hole fitted with a glass panel.
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Length: 64 x 29 mm
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Weight: 32 g
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Signed: Wilhem Ulrich Presburg
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Similar watches are described and illustrated in: Terence Camerer-Cuss, The Sandberg Watch Collection, Geneva 1998.
According to Jürgen Abeler, watchmaker Wilhelm Ulrich became a master in Bratislava in 1823.
Signed: Wilhem Ulrich Presburg
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