BEROLLIER. A FINE AND RARE GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET KEYWOUND VERGE WATCH IN THE FORM OF AN ORIENTAL HARP WITH CONCEALED DIAL
SIGNED BEROLLIER, GENEVE, CIRCA 1840
Keywound verge watch, chain fusée, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, hinged and concealed within the oriental harp-form case, the front with painted monochrome enamel scene of classical mythological figures with a diamond-set star and crescent moon, the curving form with seven strings, the reverse with translucent green and red enamel over engine-turned ground in a geometric pattern highlighted by opaque white enamel, movement signed
Sound box 32.5 mm. diam.
BEROLLIER. A FINE AND RARE GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET KEYWOUND VERGE WATCH IN THE FORM OF AN ORIENTAL HARP WITH CONCEALED DIAL
SIGNED BEROLLIER, GENEVE, CIRCA 1840
Keywound verge watch, chain fusée, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, hinged and concealed within the oriental harp-form case, the front with painted monochrome enamel scene of classical mythological figures with a diamond-set star and crescent moon, the curving form with seven strings, the reverse with translucent green and red enamel over engine-turned ground in a geometric pattern highlighted by opaque white enamel, movement signed
Sound box 32.5 mm. diam.
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