A pocketwatch with 1/4 hour repeater and erotic automaton, inscribed Breguet
rosé gold 750, gilt verge escapement, chain and fusee, key wind-up, guilloché dial, clou de Paris, 2 jaquemarts, grazing goat, hidden erotic scene, Roman numerals, guilloché casing, numbered 45116, slider for striking mechanism off switch and erotic automaton, ca. 1810/20, Ø ca. 55 mm, 131,8 g, some scuffing, with case; In this unusual watch the two bell ringer figures are depicted as native chiefs; hidden behind the goat eating a grapevine, and only visible through an intricate mechanism, is the depiction of a couple making love.
Specialist: Günter Eichberger, Mst.
Günter Eichberger, Mst.
+43-1-515 60-368
watches@dorotheum.at
12.06.2015 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 27,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 8,000.- to EUR 12,000.-
A pocketwatch with 1/4 hour repeater and erotic automaton, inscribed Breguet
rosé gold 750, gilt verge escapement, chain and fusee, key wind-up, guilloché dial, clou de Paris, 2 jaquemarts, grazing goat, hidden erotic scene, Roman numerals, guilloché casing, numbered 45116, slider for striking mechanism off switch and erotic automaton, ca. 1810/20, Ø ca. 55 mm, 131,8 g, some scuffing, with case; In this unusual watch the two bell ringer figures are depicted as native chiefs; hidden behind the goat eating a grapevine, and only visible through an intricate mechanism, is the depiction of a couple making love.
Specialist: Günter Eichberger, Mst.
Günter Eichberger, Mst.
+43-1-515 60-368
watches@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Wrist and Pocket Watches |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 12.06.2015 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 30.05. - 10.06.2015 |
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