A gilt metal enamel and paste set openfaced verge pocket watch, circa 1780, <I>restored</I> white enamel dial signed Bordier, A Geneve, Roman numerals and outer arabic five minutes, eccentric winding hole, signed fusee gilt movement with pierced balance cock, case with paste set bezel, the back decorated with an enamel allegorical scene, diameter 45mm. | Christie's

Sale 6951

Clocks and Barometers

London, South Kensington

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14 July 1995

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Lot 270

A gilt metal enamel and paste set openfaced verge pocket watch, circa 1780, restored white enamel dial signed Bordier, A Geneve, Roman numerals and outer arabic five minutes, eccentric winding hole, signed fusee gilt movement with pierced balance cock, case with paste set bezel, the back decorated with an enamel allegorical scene, diameter 45mm.

Price realised

GBP 428

Estimate

GBP 400 - GBP 600

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A gilt metal enamel and paste set openfaced verge pocket watch, circa 1780, restored white enamel dial signed Bordier, A Geneve, Roman numerals and outer arabic five minutes, eccentric winding hole, signed fusee gilt movement with pierced balance cock, case with paste set bezel, the back decorated with an enamel allegorical scene, diameter 45mm.
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