The van Cauwenbergh Collection
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 29, 1989
LOT 540
Adre. BRUNET à Genève, circa 1830.
HKD 18,000 - 20,000
CHF 3,500 - 4,000
Good 18-carat gold and enamel very flat watch with a visible balance. Four body case with chiselled edges, reeded band, the back engine turned in a 'vermicelli' pattern and centred with scrolled champleve enamelled decoration (slightly restored). Engine turned gold cuvette. Silver off-set dial with Roman numerals finely engraved with an harbour scene, balance aperture below the dial. Paste set gold arrow hands. Very thin gilt inverted bar movement, eight jewels, cylinder escapement, plain gold five armed balance. In very good condition. Diam. 45 mm.
