Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 393

Fres Esquivillon & Dechoudens (Geneve), No. 73507, the enamel by Richter circa 1800. Fine 18K gold and enamel, pearl-set quarter repeating watch.

C. Double body, Louis XVI with split-pearl set bezels, the back enamel panel painted by Richter, depicting three young children playing blind man's bluff in a countryside. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals and outer "star" minute ring. Gold skeleton halfmoon hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring, gilt brass continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Repeating on a bell by depressing the pendant. Diam. 47 mm.