Lot Essay
US$2,000-3,000
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UNSIGNED, NO. 1835, CIRCA 1840
Details
SWISS. A FINE 14K GOLD AND ENAMEL PURSE WITH WATCH
Unsigned, No. 1835, circa 1840
With gilt-finished cylinder movement, plain brass three arm balance, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, concealed under an oval cover engraved with a bowl of flowers against a blue and white champlevé enamel ground, set into a small engine-turned purse engraved with scrolled branches to both sides, the reverse engraved with a sheaf of wheat, symbolising a good harvest, to the centre, with associated gold curb-link chain, unsigned
77 x 58 mm.
Unsigned, No. 1835, circa 1840
With gilt-finished cylinder movement, plain brass three arm balance, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, blued steel spade hands, concealed under an oval cover engraved with a bowl of flowers against a blue and white champlevé enamel ground, set into a small engine-turned purse engraved with scrolled branches to both sides, the reverse engraved with a sheaf of wheat, symbolising a good harvest, to the centre, with associated gold curb-link chain, unsigned
77 x 58 mm.
Provenance
PROVENANVE:
"The van Cauwenbergh Collection", Habsburg, Feldman/Antiquorum, Hong Kong, 30 May 1989, Lot 490
"The van Cauwenbergh Collection", Habsburg, Feldman/Antiquorum, Hong Kong, 30 May 1989, Lot 490