
A gold and enamel verge watch, Circa 1750
Live auction begins on:
June 24, 02:00 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Gilt verge escapement, baluster pillars, balance bridge pierced and engraved with florettes, movement signed Julien Le Roy A Paris, white enamel dial, Roman hour numerals, outer ring with Arabic minutes, the case decorated throughout with basse-taille enamel with a variety of flowers decorated with opaque enamel tones of pink and blue, amid undulating leafy vines heightened by translucent green enamel over engine turned ground, some enamel losses throughout, the case stamped with casemaker’s mark MM below a crown, no. 1060
Diameter 2 ¼ in., 5.7 cm.
A very similar motif on another watch signed Le Roy, see Tardy, Dictionnaire Des Horlogers Francais, p.397