UNSIGNED

UNSIGNED, SWITZERLAND, FORM WATCH IN THE SHAPE OF A MANDOLIN, GOLD AND ENAMEL A very fine and rare, 18k gold and enamel, manual wind key-winding mandolin-form watch with concealed dial. Soundboard decorated with a raised cherub and foliate ornament, framed by blue champlevé enamel, repeated around the sound hole, with visible cock. Front of the neck decorated with blue and black champlevé enamel, the pegs set with half-pearls. Back of the soundbox decorated with ogival panels, the centre with gold floral and foliate decoration over a champlevé azure ground, the remaining panels with geometric decoration, repeated on the back of the neck. Gold double suspension chain. White enamel dial with Breguet numerals and blued steel Breguet hands. Brand: Unsigned, Switzerland Year: Circa 1810 Caliber: 19 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, blued-steel balance spring, continental cock, rack and pinion regulator with a silver plate. Diameter: 58 x 24 mm. Grading System: AAA (Excellent) Case: 3 (Good) Dial: 3-71-01 (Good , Hairlines , HANDS Original) Movement: 3* (Good , Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense) HKD: 58,000 - 96,000 USD: 7,300 - 12,200 EUR: 6,500 - 10,800 JPY: 1,160,000 - 1,920,000 To be sold without reserve Published in the Sandberg book, pages 444-445.

Estimate:£5,452.12

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