Musical TrophiesMarkwick Markham, Recordon, London, circa 1800.Fine 18K gold and enamel pair-cased, quarter-striking clock watch with trip quarter-repeating, made for the Islamic market. | Important Watches, Collector's Wristwatches and Clocks including | Hotel Richemond, Geneva, 13th October 2001
Musical TrophiesMarkwick Markham, Recordon, London, circa 1800.Fine 18K gold and enamel pair-cased, quarter-striking clock watch with trip quarter-repeating, made for the Islamic market., CHF 20,000 - 25,000 USD 12,000 - 15,100Sold: CHF 24,150 C. Outer: double-body with scalloped edge, the bezel with light pink champlevé enamel decoration over a flinqué ground with champlevé flowers, the back with finely painted musical trophies against a turquoise ground within a scarlet flinqué enamel scalloped frame, outer champlevé enameled decoration matching that of the bezel. Inner: double-body, "bassine" form, the back centered with a fine composition of summer flowers painted over a pink ground within a waved scarlet flinqué frame with outerhamplevé enamel decoration, the band pierced and enameled with a foliate pattern in white enamel with four cartouches - one with musical instruments, another with scientific instruments and two with flowers, a large rose-diamond set in the pendant. D. White enamel with early, original Arabic numerals. Gold "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate, double-train, cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance-spring, gilt brasscock pierced and engraved with foliage, striking via fixed barrel on a bell, repeating on the same bell by tripping the diamond-set button in the pendant.Signed on the dial and back plate.Diam. 49 mm. Important Watches, Collector's Wristw...
Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Oct 13, 2001
LOT 603 Musical TrophiesMarkwick Markham, Recordon, London, circa 1800.Fine 18K gold and enamel pair-cased, quarter-striking clock watch with trip quarter-repeating, made for the Islamic market.
CHF 20,000 - 25,000 USD 12,000 - 15,100
Sold: CHF 24,150
C. Outer: double-body with scalloped edge, the bezel with light pink champlevé enamel decoration over a flinqué ground with champlevé flowers, the back with finely painted musical trophies against a turquoise ground within a scarlet flinqué enamel scalloped frame, outer champlevé enameled decoration matching that of the bezel. Inner: double-body, "bassine" form, the back centered with a fine composition of summer flowers painted over a pink ground within a waved scarlet flinqué frame with outerhamplevé enamel decoration, the band pierced and enameled with a foliate pattern in white enamel with four cartouches - one with musical instruments, another with scientific instruments and two with flowers, a large rose-diamond set in the pendant. D. White enamel with early, original Arabic numerals. Gold "poker and beetle" hands. M. Hinged gilt brass full plate, double-train, cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance-spring, gilt brasscock pierced and engraved with foliage, striking via fixed barrel on a bell, repeating on the same bell by tripping the diamond-set button in the pendant.Signed on the dial and back plate.Diam. 49 mm.
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