Property from an Important Italian Collection
SWISS | A GOLD HUNTING CASED QUARTER REPEATING WATCH WITH CONCEALED EROTIC AUTOMATON, CIRCA 1890
Auction Closed
October 28, 01:13 PM GMT
Estimate
2,400 - 2,600 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important Italian Collection
SWISS
A GOLD HUNTING CASED QUARTER REPEATING WATCH WITH CONCEALED EROTIC AUTOMATON
CIRCA 1890
Movement: nickel lever movement, bi-metallic compensation balance, repeating of coiled gongs
Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, Arabic outer track, subsidiary seconds
Case: 18ct gold, plain covers, gold cuvette with concealed erotic scene, the figures in polychrome enamel, engraved background of an interior
diameter 56mm