Bordier, Genève. An unusual pierced silver pair-cased key-wind quarter repeating pocket watch
Retailed by Kaltenbr, Prague, No. 13180, circa 1730
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Auction: 21 November 2024 from 14:00 GMT
Description
Pierced and engraved Continental balance cock, plain steel three-arm balance, fusée barrel, verge escapement, plain turned pillars, repeating on a steel bell via two hammers activated by the pendant, silver engraved dial with black Roman numerals, outer five minutes, dial signed by retailer Kaltenbr, beetle and poker hands, pierced and engraved inner silver case with pieced repousée outer featuring a dog, fox and rabbit to the bezel, multiple portraits to a central garden scene with the Goddess Venus and her Cherub Cupid to reverse.
Dimensions
Diameter 45mm.