108th Auction
2023/5/20
Lot 149
Terroux à Geneve
An unusual Geneva "Oignon" verge pocket watch with "mock pendulum balance" and polychrome enamel miniature
Sold
estimated
2.200—4.000 €
Price realized
3.500 €
specific features
Case
Brass, firegilt, applied shagreen with stud decoration.
Dial
Firegilt, figural chased decoration in the centre, enamel cartouches with blue Roman hours and minutes.
Movement
Full plate movement, applied enamel medallion with a polychrome portrait of a lady in the garb of a shepherdess with a small mock pendulum in the shape of a star, chain/fusee, three-arm steel balance.
Diam.60 mm
Circa1700
Ctry.Switzerland
Wt.174 g
François Terroux (1664-1743), son of Gabriel Terroux, was an apprentice to Jean-François Lachis from 1677 and became a master in 1684. Terroux was known for his pocket watches with enamel decoration, which were decorated by famous enamel painters such as the Frères Huaud or Jean André.