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Hong Kong,the Ritz Carlton Hotel,harbour Room, 3rd Floor, Nov 25, 2006
LOT 208
?Serpent Attack?
Edouard Juvet, Fleurier, the enamel attributed
to P.-Amédée Champod. Made for the
Chinese market, circa 1870.
Very fine and rare, large, silver gilt, painted on enamel and pearl-set
center seconds pocket watch.
HKD 80,000 - 100,000
USD 10,000 - 13,000 / EUR 8,000 - 10,000
Sold: HKD 200,600
C. Three-body, the back painted on enamel with a scene of two men in
a boat on a jungle shoreline fighting two giant serpents with a hatchet and
rifle, their ship moored in the distance, pearl-set bezels, pendant and bow.
Spring-loaded silver-gilt cuvette.
D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer
minute and seconds divisions and Arabic 15-minute/seconds numerals. Gilt ?ovoid?
hands.
M. 49 mm., gilt brass, entirely engraved, "Chinese" calibre, 6 jewels, free-standing barrel, lateral lever escapement,
polished steel five-arm balance, blued steel flat balance-spring, faceted endstone, index regulator.
Movement signed.
Diam. 57 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
Along with John Graff, Champod was one of the most celebrated enamel painters of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, specializing in hunting scenes. In his autobiography, which has been preserved by his descendants, he writes that he wanted to be a painter of large format scenes, but that economic realities led him to painting on enamel. He studied with Huguenin, Sauerländer, and Charles Glardon, who had the strongest impact on his future style. Champod dropped out of school at eleven and at sixteen began working. At the Paris Exhibition of 1900 Champod received a silver medal. His technique was outstanding, the sense of dynamics in his compositions was unrivaled. A watch with a variation of the theme with a serpent attacking an elephant was sold by Antiquorum, Hong Kong, February 2, 2005, lot 176.