A gilt metal and polychrome enamel open-faced verge watch Continental circa 1810
Estimate $1,500 – $2,500
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE WILLIAM W.W. (BILL) HUGHES, BOWRAL
Gilt full-plate movement, verge fusée escapement, concealed beneath a decoratively pierced backplate, pierced balance cock engraved with floral scrolls, cylindrical pillars, white enamel dial, Arabic numerals and outer minute ring, with enamel painted scene of a maiden holding a basket in a classical setting, fancy gilt hands, case with an enamel miniature of a young lady picking berries against a blue enamel ground, diameter 52mm.
- Lot Sold $1,500 (Hammer Price)
- $1,830 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
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