The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
Markwick Markham-Perigal-Borrel, London, hallmarked 1828.
Good 18-carat gold and enamel triple case watch for the Turkish market. Glazed protecting case with scallop edge and a ' champlevé' enamelled floral decoration, similar double body outer case with an enamel painted view of the Bosphorus, three vessels on the foreground. Plain inner case the enamelled pendant set with a large rose diamond. White enamel dial with Turkish numerals. Gold ' poker' hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with 'tulip' pillars, verge escapement, plain three armed polished steel balance, English cock. In very good condition. Diam. 50 mm.