105th Auction

2021/11/13

Lot 352

Anonymous

An important quarter repeating moss agate pair-cased verge pocket watch of museum quality

Sold

estimated
6.00010.000 €
Price realized
10.700 €
specific features
Case
Outer case - 18 K gold, moss agate, diamond thumbpiece. Inner case - 18 K gold, rear bell.
Dial
Enamel.
Movement
Fine full plate movement, keywind, 1 hammer, chain/fusee, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Diam.47 mm
Circa1750
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.105 g


The outer case is set with moss agate panels with gold cagework mounts chased with volutes and rocailles. It is opened by a diamond thumbpiece. The inner case has a pierced and hand-engraved case band, decorated with leaf scrolls, volutes, a mascaron and a farm building. Both cases bear French import marks for gold, as used from 1893.