Anon. A Rare and Unusual 18k Gold and Enamel Skeletonized Amphora-shaped Watch
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Anon. A Rare and Unusual 18k Gold and Enamel Skeletonized Amphora-shaped Watch

French, No. 9849, Circa 1830

Closed16 December 2015

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USD 10,625

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Anon. A Rare and Unusual 18k Gold and Enamel Skeletonized Amphora-shaped Watch
French, No. 9849, Circa 1830
Keywound chain fusée movement, enamel dial, Breguet numerals, paste-set hands, in amphora-shaped case, visible balance with diamond endstone to the top, the reverse with a painted enamel miniature depicting a child holding a bird and a dog, circular outer case with glazed sides, unsigned, pendant numbered and stamped with French assay marks
55mm diam.

Property from the Maurice and Muriel Fulton Collection

Specialist note

A comparable watch is illustrated in Taschenuhren by Reinhard Meis, p. 202 & 203, pl. 430-431.