Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 28, 2014

LOT 501

SWISS THE BATH OF BATHSHEBA ENAMEL PAINTED PENDANT WATCH Swiss. "The Bath of Bathsheba". Made circa 1690, the movement by Francois Hochenadel a Vienne, No. 150, circa 1770. Fine, 22K gold and painted on enamel pendant watch with fine painted on enamel dial depicting Venus and Adonis.

Two-body, "bassine" with curved-in edges, the back painted with the scene of the Bath of Bathsheba, the interior decorated with a rural landscape, the band with four cartouches depicting countryside landscapes, loose ring pendant. Enamel, gold base, bold radial Roman chapters on a white annular ring, the center with a finely painted scene of Venus and Adonis. Gold Louis hands. 34 mm., hinged, gilt brass full plate, conical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, pierced and engraved foliate continental clock, polished steel endplate with faceted garnet endstone, silver regulation dial. Movement signed.