Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011
LOT 374
YOUNG LOVE John Francis Achourd, Geneve. No.1638. Made circa 1810. Very fine and attractive, gold, painted enamel and paste-set pocket watch within protective gilt metal and glass outer.
HKD 85,000 - 130,000
USD 11,000 - 17,000 / EUR 8,000 - 12,000
C. Two-body, reverse with paste-set outer, central enamel with scene of a young seated couple, upper blue enamel with fl oral decorations and applied stones, pink cartouche with two fi gures holding a ribbon over an alter with a heart, paste-set bezel. D. White enamel, black Roman numerals, outer minute divisions and quarter Arabic numerals, aperture for winding at 2 position. Gold beetle and poker hands. M. Gilt full-plate, turned pillars, fusee barrel, verge escapement, pierced and engraved continental cock with steel end-cap, silver regulator dial. Dial and movement signed, movement and bow numbered. Diam. 55 mm including outer.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-78 |
Good ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Missing pearl(s)/stone(s) |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |