Lot Essay
US$10,000-15,000
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Property From An Important Private Asian Collection
ULLMAN. AN 18K GOLD, ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET HUNTER CASED MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
SIGNED J. ULLMAN & CO., HONG KONG, SHANGHAI & TIENTSIN, CIRCA 1890
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ULLMAN. AN 18K GOLD, ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET HUNTER CASED MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH KEYLESS LEVER WATCH, MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
Signed J. Ullman & Co., Hong Kong, Shanghai & Tientsin, circa 1890
With nickel-finished lever movement, 28 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, precision regulator, repeating on two gongs, glazed dust cover, inscribed gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer ring calibrated for 300 units, subsidiary seconds, pink gold paste-set pierced hands, the case with bezels set with split pearls, the front centered by a painted polychrome enamel portrait of a scene of a nobleman serenading his mistress, the back with a painted polychrome enamel portrait of a lady with a rose-cut diamond-set necklace, repeating slide and chronograph button in the band, cuvette and dial signed
52 mm. diam.
Signed J. Ullman & Co., Hong Kong, Shanghai & Tientsin, circa 1890
With nickel-finished lever movement, 28 jewels, bi-metallic compensation balance, precision regulator, repeating on two gongs, glazed dust cover, inscribed gold cuvette, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer ring calibrated for 300 units, subsidiary seconds, pink gold paste-set pierced hands, the case with bezels set with split pearls, the front centered by a painted polychrome enamel portrait of a scene of a nobleman serenading his mistress, the back with a painted polychrome enamel portrait of a lady with a rose-cut diamond-set necklace, repeating slide and chronograph button in the band, cuvette and dial signed
52 mm. diam.