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A FINE SWISS ORMOLU, ENAMEL-MOUNTED AND PASTE-SET, STRIKING ...

Schätzpreis
1.200.000 HK$ - 1.500.000 HK$
ca. 153.850 $ - 192.313 $
Zuschlagspreis:
7.607.500 HK$
ca. 975.349 $
Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1506

A FINE SWISS ORMOLU, ENAMEL-MOUNTED AND PASTE-SET, STRIKING ...

Schätzpreis
1.200.000 HK$ - 1.500.000 HK$
ca. 153.850 $ - 192.313 $
Zuschlagspreis:
7.607.500 HK$
ca. 975.349 $
Beschreibung:

A FINE SWISS ORMOLU, ENAMEL-MOUNTED AND PASTE-SET, STRIKING AND MUSICAL 'DRESSING TABLE' PORTICO CLOCK FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
A FINE SWISS ORMOLU, ENAMEL-MOUNTED AND PASTE-SET, STRIKING AND MUSICAL 'DRESSING TABLE' PORTICO CLOCK FOR THE CHINESE MARKET GEORGE III PERIOD (1760-1820), LATE 18th CENTURY CASE : of portico design, with eight toupee feet supporting a breakfront base centred by a guilloché enamel panel, delicately decorated with metal foils of gold, green, blue and red on a Royal blue ground to depict an urn of flowers within an oval medallion framed by floral swags on either side, flanked on either side by two smaller rectangular panels forming the fronts to drawers, each set with a red and white paste-set knob, with three further guilloché enamel panels below, a tilting toilet mirror rising (manually) from the case behind the large central panel, the sides applied with musical trophy mounts and with conforming mount to the rear, flanked by flowerhead bosses, the sides and rear with later Vitruvian scroll mounts in place of the lower enamel panels on the front, all the panels and both drawers within beaded frames, the platform of the base with matted decoration and with silk-backed piercings for releasing the sound, the borders with eight evenly spaced neo-classical vases with chain-links between them, the centre with replaced mount in the form of an eagle with displayed wings standing on rockwork modelled with a bear's head (see footnote), the columns resting on D-ended plinths, with volute lower sections and embellished with panels of guilloché enamel in red and blue and further decorated with red and gold foils and white enamel jewels, their reverses plain except for flowerhead bosses, each column adorned with paste gems in the form of leaves and joined by paste-set floral swags, each also surmounted by an ormolu vase clasped with enamel lanceolate leaves and issuing paste-set silver floral sprays, the drum-shaped clock-case crowned with a two-handled urn accommodating three paste-set silver floral sprays, its rear door pierced and with silk backing DIAL : with red and white paste-set bezel to deep convex glass, over white enamel dial with dot minute track, Roman hours and Arabic quarters, the circlet-pierced ormolu hands with diamond-shaped tips MOVEMENT : with circular plates joined by four cylindrical pillars, rear wind for twin chain and fusees, anchor escapement with spring-suspended pendulum, hour rack strike on replaced bell MUSIC WORK : housed in the centre of the base section, with replaced Swiss pinned barrel pull-wound via a cord issuing to the rear of the case, set off by a release button to the front of the case, playing a single tune; formerly with hourly trip from the movement 24¼ in. (61.5 cm.) high x 13 in. (33 cm.) wide x 6 in. (15.2 cm.) deep

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1506
Auktion:
Datum:
27.05.2008
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
27 May 2008, Hong Kong
Beschreibung:

A FINE SWISS ORMOLU, ENAMEL-MOUNTED AND PASTE-SET, STRIKING AND MUSICAL 'DRESSING TABLE' PORTICO CLOCK FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
A FINE SWISS ORMOLU, ENAMEL-MOUNTED AND PASTE-SET, STRIKING AND MUSICAL 'DRESSING TABLE' PORTICO CLOCK FOR THE CHINESE MARKET GEORGE III PERIOD (1760-1820), LATE 18th CENTURY CASE : of portico design, with eight toupee feet supporting a breakfront base centred by a guilloché enamel panel, delicately decorated with metal foils of gold, green, blue and red on a Royal blue ground to depict an urn of flowers within an oval medallion framed by floral swags on either side, flanked on either side by two smaller rectangular panels forming the fronts to drawers, each set with a red and white paste-set knob, with three further guilloché enamel panels below, a tilting toilet mirror rising (manually) from the case behind the large central panel, the sides applied with musical trophy mounts and with conforming mount to the rear, flanked by flowerhead bosses, the sides and rear with later Vitruvian scroll mounts in place of the lower enamel panels on the front, all the panels and both drawers within beaded frames, the platform of the base with matted decoration and with silk-backed piercings for releasing the sound, the borders with eight evenly spaced neo-classical vases with chain-links between them, the centre with replaced mount in the form of an eagle with displayed wings standing on rockwork modelled with a bear's head (see footnote), the columns resting on D-ended plinths, with volute lower sections and embellished with panels of guilloché enamel in red and blue and further decorated with red and gold foils and white enamel jewels, their reverses plain except for flowerhead bosses, each column adorned with paste gems in the form of leaves and joined by paste-set floral swags, each also surmounted by an ormolu vase clasped with enamel lanceolate leaves and issuing paste-set silver floral sprays, the drum-shaped clock-case crowned with a two-handled urn accommodating three paste-set silver floral sprays, its rear door pierced and with silk backing DIAL : with red and white paste-set bezel to deep convex glass, over white enamel dial with dot minute track, Roman hours and Arabic quarters, the circlet-pierced ormolu hands with diamond-shaped tips MOVEMENT : with circular plates joined by four cylindrical pillars, rear wind for twin chain and fusees, anchor escapement with spring-suspended pendulum, hour rack strike on replaced bell MUSIC WORK : housed in the centre of the base section, with replaced Swiss pinned barrel pull-wound via a cord issuing to the rear of the case, set off by a release button to the front of the case, playing a single tune; formerly with hourly trip from the movement 24¼ in. (61.5 cm.) high x 13 in. (33 cm.) wide x 6 in. (15.2 cm.) deep

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 1506
Auktion:
Datum:
27.05.2008
Auktionshaus:
Christie's
27 May 2008, Hong Kong
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