Lot Essay
US$800-1,200
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AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION FROM A FAMILY TRUST
THE APPLE
SWISS. A GOLD AND ENAMEL APPLE-FORM VERGE WATCH WITH CONCEALED DIAL
UNSIGNED, CIRCA 1795
Details
SWISS. A GOLD AND ENAMEL APPLE-FORM VERGE WATCH WITH CONCEALED DIAL
Unsigned, circa 1795
With hinged gilt brass verge movement, chain fusée, three arm balance, pierced and engraved cock, conical pillars, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel Breguet hands, revealed under the hinged top of an apple-form case with polychrome enamel floral and foliage against an off-white enamel ground, enhanced by a green enamelled leaf, unsigned
31 mm. high (excluding suspension hoop)
Unsigned, circa 1795
With hinged gilt brass verge movement, chain fusée, three arm balance, pierced and engraved cock, conical pillars, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, blued steel Breguet hands, revealed under the hinged top of an apple-form case with polychrome enamel floral and foliage against an off-white enamel ground, enhanced by a green enamelled leaf, unsigned
31 mm. high (excluding suspension hoop)