The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
LOT 517
Fres. Veigneur à Genève, circa 1800.
HKD 40,000 - 50,000
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
Very fine 18-carat gold and enamel watch. Triple body 'Directoire' case with double bezel, the glazed back with a very fine enamel painted lady with her child, black background and further ' champlevé' enamelled decoration of flowers and cornucopia, azure 'champlevé' enamelled decoration on the bezels and the band. White enamel dial with Arabic numerals. Gold 'arrow' hands. Gilt brass full plate movement with concave pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, continental cock and polished steel endpiece. In very good condition. Diam. 52 mm.
