A rare mirror image pair of enameled silver gilt center seconds watches for the Chinese market
Swiss, nos. 83309 and 83310, second half of the 19th century
Each with chased and engraved partly skeletonized gilt movement with going barrel, right angle lever escapement with paste-set counterpoise, uncut bimetallic balance with flat spring, glazed cuvette pierced for winding and setting, white enamel dial with seconds ring enclosing roman chapters, center enhanced with gilt paillons, blued hour, minute and sweep hands, case bezels set with seed pearls, enamel back panels with mirror image portraits of a blonde beauty on a blue ground, the case lids struck with English pseudo-hallmarks. 56mm each
Each with chased and engraved partly skeletonized gilt movement with going barrel, right angle lever escapement with paste-set counterpoise, uncut bimetallic balance with flat spring, glazed cuvette pierced for winding and setting, white enamel dial with seconds ring enclosing roman chapters, center enhanced with gilt paillons, blued hour, minute and sweep hands, case bezels set with seed pearls, enamel back panels with mirror image portraits of a blonde beauty on a blue ground, the case lids struck with English pseudo-hallmarks. 56mm each
Sold for
US$ 35,000
inc. premium
Category: Clocks and Watches / Watches
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