Christie’s roundel
Lot 4

A RARE ENAMEL AND GEM SET VERGE WATCH

Closed29 April 2009

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EUR 5,000

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A RARE ENAMEL AND GEM SET VERGE WATCH
Designed as a polychrome enamelled figurine representing the Roman priestess Rhea Silvia keeping an eye on young Romulus and Remus, to a bell shaped base with table-cut diamond set borders and polychrome enamelled acanthus decoration, underneath reveiling an enamel and gilt dial, centred by polychrome enamel floral pattern, black Roman numerals on gilt cartouches, gilt hour hand
Unsigned, movement bearing the signature of Breguet, No. 12, circa 1820