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THBA fine and rare polychrome enameled gold pocket watch with automata by Bouvier Freres
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About Auction
LiveMay 6, 2023
Lots 343 - 699: Important Watches & Clocks, Parts, Tools and Mechanical Music at 1:30pm Eastern including Part V of the Gerald Waelti collection of Black Forest clocks Schmitt Horan & Co. bids@schmitt-horan.com
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- Lot Description
Bouvier Freres, Geneva, a fine and rare polychrome enameled gold pocket watch with automata, key wind and set, gilt full plate fusee movement with verge escapement, in an 18 karat, rose gold, consular open face case with enameled bezels, slide to start the automata, and glazed back revealing a gold plate featuring an urn with polychrome enamel flowers, engraved floral ornament with white enamel, and scrolling, foliate border with two birds flanking an aperture with painted landscape background, windmill, well pump and processional automata, featuring a man drinking from a bottle, a man driving a mule, and a man bowing, signed white enamel dial with arabic chapter ring at bottom, the polished steel balance visible at the upper left, and regulation dial at upper right, with gold hands, serial #6379, 54mm, 89.8g TW
Condition
CASE: Four minor dents, front, below 5:00; Two very small dents, case back, opposite dents at front; Losses to bezel enamel on front; A few minor scratches; Slide screw with rust; Bow loose; Precious metal content tested. DIAL: A few hairlines at upper right; Chips at automata winding arbor; Minor losses at dial screw. HANDS: Lacking minute. ENAMEL PLATE: Some fine cracks in black enamel, visible in raking light; two very small losses to black enamel, not full depth; Two tiny losses to blue border. MOVEMENT PLATES: Scratches on plate; Dirty, gummy; Some steel components with minor rust. MOVEMENT FUNCTION: Not running, good balance staff, needs service; Will run if cannon pinion is turned clockwise. . COMPLICATION: Automata functional; Mainspring slipping, mainspring unhooked or broken, circa 1800, Go to Youtube at https://youtu.be/j3A6ZTAIhSM for video.
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Schmitt Horan & Co.
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Parcel Room
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