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292-4218 Carriage clock: early ceremonial carriage clock for the Chinese market, William Vale, London, c. 1780 Ca. Ø95mm, ca. 542g, gilt brass, double case, magnificent engraving, set with gemstones, smooth inner case, lever on the side to stop the center seconds hand, signed verge movement with early seconds hand, No. 1245, very well-preserved enamel dial, iron hands, movement intact, good original condition, one of the earliest English clocks for the Chinese market. 4.000 € - 8.000 €

292-4219 Pocket watch/carriage watch: skeletonised verge watch with center seconds, Grantham for the Chinese market, c. 1780 Approx. Ø77mm, ca. 216g, gilt, original gem-set on both sides, glazed on both sides, view of the extremely rare skeletonised verge movement with a particularly large balance wheel and diamond endstone, enamel dial, iron hands, center seconds, in working order. Carriage clocks with skeletonised verge movements are exceptionally rare. An absolutely identical second example by this watchmaker is described and illustrated in ‘The Old Watchworld’ (https://www.cortrie.de/go/2Gx). We auctioned this identical ‘sister watch’ in our 282nd auction for ca. €11,150! 5.500 € - 10.000 €

292-4220 Pocket watch: an absolute rarity, a gold cylinder watch with a 24-hour dial and day/night indicator, ca. 1780 Approx. Ø41mm, approx. 41g, 18K gold, No. 17501, 24-hour enamelled ring, centrally rotating disc with enamel painting depicting day and night, steel hands, in working order and superb condition, extremely rare. We are not aware of any other example in gold dating from such an early period! 5.000 € - 8.000 €

292-4229 Pocket watch: museum-quality chatelaine with watch and original box, Fraumont Paris, c. 1800 Original box, signed, chatelaine with watch ca. 15.5 cm long, weight of the watch 24 g, weight of the chatelaine ca. 50 g, exceptionally high-quality craftsmanship in 18-carat gold in multicoloured gold tones, French 18-carat gold hallmarks, gemstone setting in silver mountings (gemstone setting incomplete), watch and chatelaine featuring a total of 4 enamel plaques with very fine painting, verge escapement, enamelled dial, Breguet hands; movement requires servicing/cleaning; a museum-quality collector’s item (box hinge in need of repair). Fraumont is synonymous with works of art such as flacons, chatelaines and jewellery of the highest French quality and was one of the most sought-after jewellers in 19th-century Paris. It later became the famous Fraumont-Meurice brand (often referred to as Froment-Meurice), a legendary 19th-century Parisian family of goldsmiths and silversmiths, whose extraordinary antique jewellery and masterpieces are highly prized today. 5.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4230 Pendant watch: Extremely rare gold and enamel chatelaine watch ‘Etruscan Revival’, Mellerio dits Meller, Paris, c. 1870 Approx. 13 cm long, total weight ca. 68 g, 18K gold, chatelaine and case enamelled in the same style, set with diamonds and adorned with violet gemstones, Lepine case of outstanding quality, coin rim, approx. Ø 28 mm, serial number 11659, dome signed, bridgework with cylinder escapement, screw-mounted enamelled dial, fine Breguet hands, matching chatelaine in an exceptionally magnificent design, adorned not only with diamonds but also with 4 Oriental pearls, in completely original condition with matching seal and original key, Movement requires overhaul (winding), extremely rare in this design, known as the ‘Archaeological Revival’ from around 1870. François Mellerio was one of the most prominent Italian jewellers; he opened his business in Paris in 1801 and counted numerous European royal houses amongst his clients. 5.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4231 Shaped watch: extremely rare gold and enamel watch for the Ottoman market in the shape of a box, c. 1810 Ca. Ø28mm, ca. 20g, 18K gold, typical enamel painting for the Ottoman market, very elaborately designed, verge movement numbered No. 1424, enamel dial, simple steel hands, in working order and with unrestored enamel. This watch is one of the rarest shaped watches. 4.500 € - 10.000 €

292-4232 Pocket watch: large, attractive English gold and enamel watch ‘Royal Blue’, William Parker London, c. 1800 Approx. Ø47.5mm, ca. 85g, 18K gold, case maker’s mark IM, the finest enamel work on both sides, case of the highest English quality, movement also of outstanding quality, verge escapement, diamond endstone, signed and numbered 927, superbly preserved enamel dial, gold hands, in working order. 4.000 € - 6.000 €

292-4233 Pocket watch: very fine Geneva enamel watch set with pearls and diamonds, Moricand, circa 1785 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 71g, 18K gold, set with Oriental pearls on both sides, blue engine-turned enamel on the reverse, central star-shaped paillon work set with diamonds, case and movement bearing the same number 19771, extremely flat verge movement, enamel dial, gold hands, in working order and very beautifully preserved. Another, very similar Moricand enamel watch is known to exist, although in that example pearls were used instead of diamonds for the star-shaped decoration. Source(https://www.cortrie.de/go/9e4) 4.500 € - 8.500 €

292-4234 Pocket watch: museum-quality gold and enamel verge watch with ‘starry sky’ chatelaine, ca. 1780 Ca. 41 mm in diameter, ca. 58 g, 18-carat gold, two-tone finish, blue engine-turned enamel with inlaid gold stars, secret case opening mechanism, verge escapement with hour and quarter-hour repeater, enamel dial, rare silver hands set with gemstones, movement intact, accompanying gold and enamel chatelaine ‘Couronné par Lamittie’, carabiner old but restored, chatelaine originally belonging to the watch, extremely rare. 6.500 € - 10.000 €

292-4235 Pocket watch: large English gold and enamel watch with special escapement, roundel and bridge, c. 1800 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 90g, 18K gold, enamel case of exceptional quality, set with Oriental pearls on both sides, signed movement with a diamond capstone and early lever escapement, enamel dial, gold arrow-shaped hands, movement intact and in excellent condition. The firm is renowned for its absolutely top-quality craftsmanship. Its enamel watches have already fetched record prices at auctions (https://www.cortrie.de/go/wX6). 6.500 € - 10.000 €

292-4236 Pocket watch: significant gold and enamel pocket watch with ‘a toc et a tact’ repeater, set with rubies and diamonds, court watchmaker Pierre le Roy in Paris, ca. 1770 Ca. Ø39mm, ca. 61g, 18-carat gold, multicoloured enamel, exquisitely set on both sides with rubies and diamonds, bell, signed and numbered verge movement No. 3512, original, signed enamel dial, also set with rubies and diamonds, original hands, again set with rubies and diamonds, excellent original condition, a museum-quality collector’s watch from one of the most significant French manufacturers of the 18th century. Comparable watches are held in the collections of the Louvre and the Hermitage. Pierre Le Roy (born 1717 in Paris; died 1785 in Vitry-sur-Seine) was one of the most important[1] French watchmakers and inventors. Together with Ferdinand Berthoud, Le Roy was a pioneer in the development of chronometer escapements. He devised a system of temperature compensation using a bimetallic balance wheel with adjustable mass screws and an isochronous balance spring. His developments laid the foundations for today’s mechanical chronometers. Le Roy was born in Paris, the son of Julien Le Roy (1686–1759), who was the court watchmaker to Louis XV. Following his father’s death, Pierre Le Roy took over this role. Jewelled timepieces such as this verge watch, crafted from gold, enamelled and set with precious gemstones, were mostly unique commissioned pieces for wealthy clients such as noble and royal families around the world. 6.500 € - 15.000 €

292-4237 Pocket watch: gold verge watch with a very rare porcelain case, Guy Trollé, Alençon, c. 1765 Ca. Ø47mm, ca. 70g, 18K gold, extremely rare porcelain case, signed verge movement, enamelled dial with date with hand, gold hands, in working order. 4.500 € - 6.500 €

292-4238 Pocket watch: outstanding gold and enamel verge watch with repeater, J. Baptiste Baillon, circa 1760 Approx. Ø47.5mm, approx. 102g, 18K gold, French gold hallmark 1756–1762, exquisite enamel work with blue floral motifs, signed verge movement with à-toc quarter-hour repeater, enamel dial, gold hands, in working order and very well preserved. Jean-Baptiste Baillon (de Fontenay) was a very famous watchmaker and, at the time, the wealthiest in Paris during the 18th century; he became a master watchmaker in 1727, and his shop was initially on the Place Dauphine and later on the Rue Dauphine. Baillon was watchmaker to the Queen of France, Maria Leczinska (1738) ‘Valet de Chambre-Horloger Ordinaire de la Reine’ around 1748, ‘Premier Valet de Chambre de la Reine’, and from around 1770, watchmaker at the court of Queen Marie Antoinette, ‘Premier Valet de Chambre and Valet de Chambre-Horloger Ordinaire de la Dauphine to Marie-Antoinette’. Ferdinand Berthoud was greatly impressed at the time by Baillon’s factory and shop, by their size and outstanding quality. In 1753, Berthoud wrote of Baillon’s shop: “It is currently the finest and most opulent watch shop”. “Diamonds were used not only on pocket watches, but even on grand clocks.” Examples of his work can be found, amongst others, at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, the Musée du Louvre in Paris, the Château de Versailles, the Musée Paul-Dupuy in Toulouse, the Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis in Brussels, the Museo Galileo in Florence, the Science Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 5.500 € - 8.500 €

292-4239 Pocket watch: important Le Roy gold and enamel watch, 61 mm in diameter, ca. 1790 Ca. 61mm in diameter, ca. 158g, 18-carat gold, fantastic enamel painting on the reverse with inlaid gemstones, very fine painting, hallmarked L 5109, glazed movement, signed verge movement No. 5109, signed enamel dial, gold hands, in working order and in very fine condition. This watch must have been treated as a most precious treasure over the centuries. It appears to be as good as new. The size and quality of this enamel watch are exceptionally rare! 6.500 € - 15.000 €

292-4240 Pocket watch: an absolute rarity, a verge watch with a concealed erotic enamel painting and repeater, ca. 1780 Ca. 45 mm in diameter, ca. 98 g, extremely rare three-part case, hinged on both sides, crafted in green gold and pink gold, high relief in three colours on the reverse, depicting a couple in love during a marriage proposal, beneath the back cover a curved enamel painting depicting an erotic scene, Bell, signed Joseph Bertrand Paris No. 826, repeater for the hours and quarter-hours, very well-preserved enamel dial and gold hands, movement intact and very well preserved, striking mechanism strikes but requires adjustment. Verge watches featuring erotic paintings only came into fashion around 1800. Earlier examples are extremely rare, and only a few are known to exist today. What makes this particular example sensationally rare, however, is that it also features a movement with a repeater. 5.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4241 Pocket watch: outstanding gold and enamel double-cased verge watch for the Ottoman Empire, E. Prior HM 1792 Ca. Ø40mm, ca. 58g, 18K gold, double case, 18K hallmarks London 1792, outer case with fluted rim, very fine painting with a maritime scene, inner case with a floral scene (restoration to the winding aperture), signed verge movement No. 16767, signed enamel dial, original hands, in working order. 6.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4254 Pocket watch: early Geneva pocket watch with enamelled plaque, Etienne Boisson, Geneva/London, c. 1700 Ca. Ø58mm, double silver case, LW hallmark with crown, superb, signed verge movement, enamel painting, rare scene (smoking lady), signed silver dial, iron hands, movement running, servicing recommended, rare. Etienne Boisson was a prominent Genevan watchmaker around 1700, who also produced watches for the English market and signed them ‘London’! 4.000 € - 6.500 €

292-4255 Pocket watch: extremely rare English pocket watch with enamel plaque, Peter Garon London, c. 1700 Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 116g, silver case with a locking disc on the back, hallmarked IFM, fantastic, very rare, signed verge movement with original enamel plaque, signed silver dial, iron hands, movement intact. Peter Garon was a well-known London watchmaker, documented from around 1685 to 1709. 4.000 € - 6.000 €

292-4259 Pocket watch: a significant, extremely rare gold pocket watch with an automaton, John May, London, c. 1700 Approx. Ø54mm, approx. 146g, 18-carat gold, heavy gold case, early verge movement, signed John May London, gold dial with a window at the ‘12’ position, beneath which is a rotating enamel disc featuring six paintings of figures in very fine paintings, the automaton triggered by a lever on the rim, iron hands, movement intact. Gold pocket watches with automatons are extremely rare. John May was active in London from 1692. A well-known London watchmaker (member of the Clockmakers’ Company from 1692). A famous example of his work – a richly decorated silver enamelled pocket watch dating from around 1700 – is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. 8.500 € - 15.000 €

292-4260 Travel clock/carriage clock: complicated calendar watch with enamel painting dial, probably c. 1800 Approx. Ø96mm, octagonal brass case, verge movement, stunningly beautiful enamelled dial with off-centre time display, date, day of the week, month and month length, movement intact, calendar functional. 1.400 € - 3.000 €

292-4267 Pocket watch: A rarity, Barillet-type musical watch, probably Geneva, circa 1820 Ca. 55 mm in diameter, ca. 106 g, 18K pink gold, No. 1951, extremely rare musical movement with barrel (barillet), cylinder escapement, quarter-hour repeater and music, playing automatically on the hour or on demand, particularly beautiful gold dial, two-tone enamelled, Breguet steel hands, movement intact and technically sound, case with minor dents. So-called ‘barillet-type’ musical watches are exceptionally rare and differ completely from the usual musical watches of that period. The musical movement is designed entirely differently, as it is a high-quality barrel movement which, due to its thickness, was unsuitable for pocket watches and was predominantly used in enamelled boxes. Only a few pocket watches with such a musical movement are known to exist and are highly sought-after collector’s items (https://www.cortrie.de/go/wVY). 7.000 € - 20.000 €

292-4270 Pocket watch: extremely rare, large ‘Barillet-type’ musical watch, c. 1820 Ca. Ø56mm, ca. 120g, 18-carat pink gold, extremely rare barrel-type movement with an independent musical mechanism featuring a barrel-driven mechanism (barillet) and quarter-hour repeater, magnificently gilt and engraved, exceptional quality, signed enamel dial, pink gold hands, musical mechanism activated via a slider on the rim, in working order and well preserved. So-called ‘barillet-type’ musical clocks are exceptionally rare and differ completely from the usual musical clocks of that period. The musical mechanism is designed entirely differently, as it is a high-quality barrel mechanism which, due to its thickness, was unsuitable for pocket watches and was predominantly used in enamelled boxes. Only a few pocket watches with such a musical mechanism are known to exist and are highly sought-after collector’s items (https://www.cortrie.de/go/wVY). 8.000 € - 25.000 €

292-4271 Pocket watch: gold Jacquemart figure automaton with rare movement/case, Lepine?, ca. 1820 Ca. 55 mm in diameter, ca. 102 g, Case of exceptional quality, Breguet-style, recessed, screw-fixed centre section, 18K pink gold, very rare, distinctive calibre with cylinder escapement, quarter-hour repeater and figure automaton, enamelled dial, Breguet steel hands, movement intact, striking mechanism requires adjustment. The quality of the case and movement differs significantly from the ‘typical’ Jacquemarts of this period and suggests the work of one of the great watchmakers of the time, possibly Le Roy or Lepine. 6.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4272 Pocket watch: significant, large musical watch with ‘Lépine calibre’, circa 1820 Ca. Ø61mm, ca. 158g, 18K gold, exquisite engraving on the reverse, signed C&LL, Lepine calibre with visible striking mechanism, quarter-hour repeater and musical movement, enamel dial, Breguet hands, in working order and very well preserved. 7.500 € - 15.000 €

292-4273 Pocket watch: Significant, large Jacquemart figure automaton with striking mechanism on 2 bells, c. 1790 Ca. Ø 65 mm, ca. 179 g, 18K pink gold, dome signed ‘Reymond Frères’, very fine cylinder movement with hour and quarter-hour repeater, mainplate also signed; on the display side, the extremely rare automaton striking visible, nested bells, ‘Jacquemart’, golden figures, small white enamel dial, steel hands, in working order, extremely rare. Jacquemart figure automata with visible bells are among the most expensive variants of figure automata. A distinctive feature of this example is its exceptionally rare size of ca. 65 mm! We are not aware of any other example in this size. Another, equally large example was offered in Geneva in 2019 with an estimated price of 39,000–49,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/KoP). 13.000 € - 40.000 €

292-4278 Pocket watch: heavy hunting case pocket watch with 6 complications, including minute repeater, Ditisheim, circa 1900 Approx. Ø55.5mm, approx. 143g, 14K pink gold, à-goutte hunting case pocket watch, maker’s mark Ditisheim La Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 11539, manufactured for Adolf Koenigsberger Berlin, glazed movement, high-quality precision lever movement, formerly with fine adjustment (swan’s neck missing), full calendar with moon phase, chronograph and minute repeater, enamel dial, pink gold hands, movement intact but in urgent need of cleaning and adjustment, an impressive, highly complicated precision timepiece. Adolf Koenigsberger (1844–1915) was a prominent figure in Berlin’s Jewish community and was actively involved in the Gewul Tauw humanitarian association. 6.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4279 Pocket watch: heavy rattrapante HM 1907 chronograph, Anker chronometer/top quality Approx. Ø50.5mm, approx. 123g, 18K gold, half hunting case, London import hallmarks from 1907, serial number 434753, Swiss lever chronometer movement with split-seconds chronograph and counters, enamel dial, steel hands, good condition, in working order. 6.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4280 Pocket watch: very fine Geneva-made precision pocket watch with minute repeater, Piguet, circa 1900 Ca. 51.5 mm in diameter, ca. 112 g, 18K gold, enamelled monogram on the back, à-goutte case No. 8669, factory seal, Geneva precision lever movement with minute repeater, movement number matching the case (8669), signed Piguet, Guillaume & Cie., signed enamel dial, gold hands, in working order. The movement of this watch is of a quality comparable to that of Patek Philippe, a standard of quality rarely matched elsewhere. 6.500 € - 12.500 €

292-4281 Pocket watch: significant early Le Roy/Louis Audemars with 6 complications, ca. 1870 Ca. Ø53mm, ca. 135g, heavy 18K gold ‘à-goutte’ case, case bearing both manufacturer’s numbers: Louis Audemars 11266 with the Louis Audemars case hallmark, and Le Roy Paris Horloger de la Marne No. 49464 on the dome, very fine lever chronometer movement with chronometer balance, wolf's toothing and gold wheels, formerly a Louis Audemars crown winding mechanism, perpetual calendar taking 29 February into account, moon phase and moon age, thus 6 complications, well-preserved enamel dial, gold hands, in working order, bows showing signs of wear, otherwise in very good condition, rare. 10.000 € - 25.000 €

292-4282 Pocket watch: unique Cabriolet ceremonial savonnette with 8-day duplex movement, Racine, c. 1840 Approx. 60 mm in diameter, approx. 155 g, 18-carat gold à-goutte, magnificently engraved, so-called reversible ‘CABRIOLET’ case, wearable as a Lepine or a hunting case pocket watch, No. 27585, movement, case and dial signed, extremely rare 8-day movement with 2 barrels and duplex escapement, matching enamelled dial, steel hands, very well preserved and in working order, an absolute rarity. In our 112th auction, we sold a significant enamelled watch with Grande sonnerie, also signed Racine, ca. 1820, which sold for €212,000. 12.000 € - 20.000 €

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