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SWISS. A FINE GOLD AND ENAMEL KEYWOUND VERGE WATCH IN THE FORM OF AN APPLE WITH CONCEALED DIAL
Lot 2869

SWISS. A FINE GOLD AND ENAMEL KEYWOUND VERGE WATCH IN THE FORM OF AN APPLE WITH CONCEALED DIAL

UNSIGNED, MOVEMENT BEARING THE SIGNATURE BREGUET A PARIS, CIRCA 1820

Closed29 May 2013

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HKD 62,500

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SWISS. A FINE GOLD AND ENAMEL KEYWOUND VERGE WATCH IN THE FORM OF AN APPLE WITH CONCEALED DIAL
UNSIGNED, MOVEMENT BEARING THE SIGNATURE BREGUET A PARIS, CIRCA 1820
Keywound verge movement, chain fusée, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, hinged and concealed within the apple-form case, the apple with an opaque light green enamel ground decorated with black, white and blue enameled flowers with scrolling gold leaves, a section of the apple enameled with an ombre of reddish tones painted with a black fly to the top, the engraved gold leafed stem sprouting from the top of the fruit, movement bearing the signature Breguet A Paris
29 mm. high including stalk

Specialist note

US$6,400-8,800

Delicate and refined objects of the fine art of small-scale arts and crafts, form watches were particularly fashionable in the late 18th and first half of the 19th century. Their manufacture required a profuse level of precision from the watchmakers, goldsmith, enamellers and jewelers, rendering them highly coveted treasures accessible only to a very selected clientele.