Important Watches and Wristwatches
Hong Kong, Hotel Furama, May 28, 1989
LOT 243
Anonymous, Swiss, circa 1830. Tao Kuang. Enamel in the manner of Richter.
HKD 200,000 - 250,000
CHF 40,000 - 50,000
Sold: HKD 230,000
Very fine 18-carat gold and enamel watch for the Chinese market. Double body case decorated overall with 'champlevé' enamelled ornaments, an extremely fine enamel scene painted on the back, depicting a couple and a young boy presenting puppies to their mother. Gilt brass cuvette. White enamel dial with Roman numerals and subsidiary seconds. Blued steel 'serpent' hands. Gilt brass bar movement with free standing barrel, cylinder escapement, plain gold three armed balance and ruby endstone. In very good condition. Diam. 58 mm.
