French gilt verge watch with an erotic enamel scene Circa 1810

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Kenmerk
PA0162
Diameter
57 mm
Estimate
€ 2500 - 5000
Price sold
€ 6700

Erotic French verge pocket watch
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A French verge in a gilt metal and silver open-faced case set with an erotic enamel scene, circa 1810. Full plate gilt fusee movement. Finely pierced and engraved bridge cock with steel coqueret, plain three-arm gilt balance with blue steel spiral hairspring. Silver regulator dial with gilt indicator. Wound through the signed white enamel dial, black Arabic numerals, gilt hands. Gilt metal open-faced case, engraved middle, and engraved silver bezels. The back decorated with a fully restored polychrome enamel scene depicting a couple on a green background. The glazed hinged back cover partially masks the scene which when opened reveals the couple to be engaged in a more explicit manner.
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Diameter: 57 mm
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Signed: Breguet

Signed: Breguet

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