Lot 105

P. A. Courvoisier, Case No. 44311, 47 mm, 66 g, circa 1850
A representative Swiss gold enamel hunting case pocket watch produced for the Ottoman market
Case: 18k gold/polychrome enamel. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, keywind, side lever escapement, screw compensation balance.
The front of this marvelously preserved hunter watch shows an exquisitely painted bouquet of delicate spring flowers against a pink-coloured ground. The back of the watch also bears a fine octagonal medallion with excellent painting: a river landscape with a mosque on its bank. Both paintings are framed by floral Champlevé decor. The white enamel dial is painted with the attributes of science.

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