Pocket watch: important enamel watch with erotic scene, repeater and ruby cylinder escapement, Allegre Toulon, ca. 1830
Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 80g, 18k gold à-goutte case, extremely rare enamel painting with erotic representation on the back, original condition, very fine quality, case with rocaille band, serial no. 11846, exquisite movement in the Breguet style with ruby cylinder and temperature compensation, repeating the hours and quarters, gilt dial, blued Breguet steel hands, matching gold Breguet-type ratchet key, in very good condition, extremely rare pocket watch, in working order. Provenance: Antiquorum Geneva 1991, sold for 36,800 Swiss Francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Dax).
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Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 80g, 18k gold à-goutte case, extremely rare enamel painting with erotic representation on the back, original condition, very fine quality, case with rocaille band, serial no. 11846, exquisite movement in the Breguet style with ruby cylinder and temperature compensation, repeating the hours and quarters, gilt dial, blued Breguet steel hands, matching gold Breguet-type ratchet key, in very good condition, extremely rare pocket watch, in working order. Provenance: Antiquorum Geneva 1991, sold for 36,800 Swiss Francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Dax).