Swiss gold, enamel, pearl set mandolin form watch Circa 1810
- Kenmerk
- DT0097
- Diameter
- 64 mm
- Estimate
- € 7.500 - 14.000
- Price sold
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Gold verge form watch
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An exquisite gold enamel and half-pearl set mandolin form watch with a concealed dial, circa 1810. A 14k gold, enamel, later Viennese 14k gold Austro-Hungarian monarchy assay mark 1866-1872. Enamel dial, miniature full plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance. The quality of the engraving and enamelling on the case is outstanding. The instrument is finely executed. This is a one-of-a-kind piece of jewellery. The front and back are decorated with engine-turned geometric patterns and translucent red and cobalt blue enamelling; the sides have Champlevé enamelling and half pearl ornamentation. A white sheet of music framed by green Champlevé enamel foliage is shown on the back. The front is studded with half pearls and decorated with finely scrolled leaves. The glass panelled sound hole reveals the escapement, the strings are made of gold.
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Length: 64 x 27 mm
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Weight: 25 g
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Signed: Frères Les Raffard Genève
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An exquisite gold enamel and half-pearl set mandolin form watch with a concealed dial, circa 1810. A 14k gold, enamel, later Viennese 14k gold Austro-Hungarian monarchy assay mark 1866-1872. Enamel dial, miniature full plate movement, keywind, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance. The quality of the engraving and enamelling on the case is outstanding. The instrument is finely executed. This is a one-of-a-kind piece of jewellery. The front and back are decorated with engine-turned geometric patterns and translucent red and cobalt blue enamelling; the sides have Champlevé enamelling and half pearl ornamentation. A white sheet of music framed by green Champlevé enamel foliage is shown on the back. The front is studded with half pearls and decorated with finely scrolled leaves. The glass panelled sound hole reveals the escapement, the strings are made of gold.
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Length: 64 x 27 mm
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Weight: 25 g
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Signed: Frères Les Raffard Genève
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This watch has similarities with a nearly identical watch made by Frères Les Raffard that was sold by Antiquorum in Geneva in 2011. Similar watches are featured and described in “The Sandberg Watch Collection” by Terence Camerer-Cuss, published in Geneva in 1998. According to Juergen Abeler, the Viennese watchmaker Franz Josef Pompejo was born in 1754 and was first recorded in 1785. Pompeo passed away in 1829.
Signed: Frères Les Raffard Genève
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