The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
LOT 512
Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1910.
HKD 70,000 - 90,000
CHF 14,000 - 18,000
Sold: HKD 92,000
Unusual 18-carat gold hunting cased quarter repeating watch with enamel painted erotic automatons. Massive five body 'pomme et gouge' polished case. Concealed on the gold cuvette, the enamel painted automatons are set in a boudoir finely engraved on a silver plate. White enamel dial with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring and subsidiary seconds. Gilt Louis XV hands. Nickel plated three quarter plate 18"' movement, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Striking on gongs by means of a slide on the band. Diam. 54 mm.
