Jos. Biergans, München

A VERY FINE LADY'S GOLD, DIAMOND, SAPPHIRE AND RUBY-SET HUNTING CASED WATCH PRESENTED BY LUDWIG II TO HIS MOTHER QUEEN MARIA VON BAYERN CIRCA 1880, NO. 28279

• Movement: gilded bar cylinder, jewelled to the centre, flat three-arm balance, gold cuvette signed Jos. Biergans, München and numbered 28279
• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, outer minute ring
• Case: pink gold, matt finished covers, the front with yellow gold diamond-set star motif the centre set with a single ruby, case back with yellow gold sapphire-set 'L' surrounded by translucent green enamel leaves, the winder in the form of a crown surmounted by a cross, the band and bow set with diamonds, rubies and sapphires, lever for hand-set beneath the bezel at 4 o'clock, pusher to left of crown to open the case front
• Accompaniments: with a blue velvet fitted box and a handwritten note dated 1880
diameter 36mm

Provenance:
Sotheby's Geneva, 16 November 1999, lot 417