RARE CYLINDER WATCH WITH EXQUISITE ENAMEL WORK. Gold, enamel, and half-pearls. Case designed as a mandolin, engraved, red enamelled and set with half-pearls, the open centre with engraved skeleton balance bridge, the handle enamelled black, one lateral part missing. The back engraved and enamelled burgundy, sprung cover with small flower in gold with blue and green enamel. The side of the mandolin with a very fine enamel miniature depicting the notes of the aria by Nicolas-Medard Audinot (1732-1801) "Le Tonnelier" from the Comical Opera 1761 and the text: "un tonnelier vieux et jaloux" in black on a white ground. Enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, pink gold hands, and winder at 2h. Miniature cylinder movement with skeleton bridge and small regulator scale, fusee and chain. Enamel, in part restored. D 64 x 26 mm. Gold, Email, Halbperlen.

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Lot 2545 - A173 Wristwatches & Pocketwatches - Wednesday, 24. June 2015, 05.30 PM

RARE CYLINDER WATCH WITH EXQUISITE ENAMEL WORK. Gold, enamel, and half-pearls. Case designed as a mandolin, engraved, red enamelled and set with half-pearls, the open centre with engraved skeleton balance bridge, the handle enamelled black, one lateral part missing. The back engraved and enamelled burgundy, sprung cover with small flower in gold with blue and green enamel. The side of the mandolin with a very fine enamel miniature depicting the notes of the aria by Nicolas-Medard Audinot (1732-1801) "Le Tonnelier" from the Comical Opera 1761 and the text: "un tonnelier vieux et jaloux" in black on a white ground. Enamelled dial with Arabic numerals, pink gold hands, and winder at 2h. Miniature cylinder movement with skeleton bridge and small regulator scale, fusee and chain. Enamel, in part restored. D 64 x 26 mm.

Gold, Email, Halbperlen.

Mandolinengehäuse graviert und rot emailliert, besetzt mit Halbperlen, im Zentrum offen und mit sichtbarer gravierter und skelettierter Unruhbrücke, der Griff schwarz emailliert, ein Saitenwirbel fehlt. Rückseite graviert und bordeauxrot emailliert, Sprungdeckel mit kleiner Blume in Gold mit blauem und grünem Email. Die Seite der Mandoline ist in feinstem Lupen-Email und zeigt die Noten der Arie von Nicolas-Medard Audinot (1732-1801) "Le Tonnelier" aus der Komischen Oper 1761 sowie den Text: "un tonnelier vieux et jaloux" schwarz auf weiss emailliertem Grund. Emailzifferblatt mit arabischen Zahlen, roségoldenen Zeigern und Aufzug bei 2h. Miniatur-Zylinderwerk mit skelettierter Brücke und kleiner Regulierskala, Antrieb über Kette und Schnecke. Email z.T. restauriert. D 64 x 26 mm.

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CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)

Sold for CHF 14 900 (including buyer’s premium)
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