Lot Essay
US$20,000-30,000
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THE PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
CHAMPION. A VERY FINE AND RARE 22K GOLD, AGATE AND GEM-SET QUARTER REPEATING PAIR CASE WATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
SIGNED JN CHAMPION, LONDON, NO. 1981, CIRCA 1770
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CHAMPION. A VERY FINE AND RARE 22K GOLD, AGATE AND GEM-SET QUARTER REPEATING PAIR CASE WATCH WITH ENAMEL DIAL, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
SIGNED JN CHAMPION, LONDON, NO. 1981, CIRCA 1770
With gilt-finished chain fusée movement, verge escapement, finely pierced and engraved cock and foot, repeating on a bell, gilt dust cap with HT stamped twice, the white enamel dial with Chinese numerals, outer ring with five minute divisions, blued steel beetle and poker hands, the inner gold case with finely pierced band engraved with a house, tree and the portrait of a gentleman, the plain back centred by an engraved flower, the repoussé outer gold case inset with agate panels, interspersed with diamonds, green and red gem stones set in the form of flowers, repeating through the pendant, movement and dust cap signed and numbered, inner case numbered
47 mm. diam.
SIGNED JN CHAMPION, LONDON, NO. 1981, CIRCA 1770
With gilt-finished chain fusée movement, verge escapement, finely pierced and engraved cock and foot, repeating on a bell, gilt dust cap with HT stamped twice, the white enamel dial with Chinese numerals, outer ring with five minute divisions, blued steel beetle and poker hands, the inner gold case with finely pierced band engraved with a house, tree and the portrait of a gentleman, the plain back centred by an engraved flower, the repoussé outer gold case inset with agate panels, interspersed with diamonds, green and red gem stones set in the form of flowers, repeating through the pendant, movement and dust cap signed and numbered, inner case numbered
47 mm. diam.