The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
LOT 479
Vaucher, Fleurier, Swiss, circa 1830.
HKD 100,000 - 125,000
CHF 20,000 - 25,000
Very fine and rare 18-carat gold and enamel centre second watch for the Chinese market. Double body case with fixed bezel enamelled overall with 'champlevé' decoration over a black background, simulating a 'cloisonné' work, the back with a ' champlevé' painted bunch of flowers. Gazed cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals. Blued steel ' cuiller` hands. Good polished steel movement, 'Chinese' caliber with free standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain five armed polished steel balance. In very good condition. Diam. 56 mm.
