The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
LOT 500
Aug. Courvoisier & Co, Swiss, circa 1830.
HKD 40,000 - 50,000
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
Sold: HKD 46,000
Very fine 18-carat gold and enamel hunting cased watch for the Turkish market, with independant seconds. Four body 'demi-bassine' engraved case with ' champlevé' enamelled floral and scroll decoration, the cover with enamel painted flowers, the back with an enamel painted view of the Bosphorus. Gold cuvette. White enamel dial with red Turkish numerals, painted scroll and floral decoration. Blued steel hands. Double train gilt brass bar movement, 21 jewels, going barrels, swan neck lateral lever escapement, equilibrated two armed balance, Breguet compensation curb and 'parachute' suspension. Independant second mechanism after Moïse Pouzait. In very good condition. Diam. 52 mm.
