CARL HEINRICH WEISSE, À DRESDEN | A FINE AND RARE GOLD MOUNTED SINGLE CASED PORCELAIN WATCH AND CHATELAINE ATTRIBUTED TO MEISSEN CIRCA 1755, NO.229

• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, plain flat three-arm balance, decoratively pierced balance cock engraved with scrolling flowers, foliage and a bird's head, silver regulation plate, square baluster pillars, fusee and chain, signed and numbered Crl. Hch. Weisse, à Dresden, no.229• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, gilt filigree hands• Case: porcelain attributed to Meissen, the back with polychrome enamel painted scene depicting Pan and Syrinx, the inside back painted with winged putti playing with a bird on a string, bezel with painted putti, gold mounts finely chased with scrolls and flowers• Chatelaine: composed of three similarly decorated porcelain panels depicting putti, each mounted within gold cartouches chased with scrolls and flowers, two pendant chains terminating with a key and blank fob seal each with porcelain panels front and back decorated en suite with the chatelaine, the chatelaine backed with gilt-metal panels• Accompaniments: leather fitted box with green silk and velvet lined interior

Sotheby's Geneva, 15 November 1994, lot 121

Movement: not running, somewhat dirty and with some wear to gilding. There is a repair to the contrate wheel. Dial: with multiple scratches Case: repair aorund the movement hinge, there is also a square-shaped gap between the movement hinge and the pendant. panels to case appear to be in good overall condition. Chatelaine with multiple scratches to the panels. Small chip to one of the panels of the small fob seal.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. All dimensions in catalogue descriptions are approximate. Condition reports may not specify mechanical replacements or imperfections to the movement, case, dial, pendulum, separate base(s) or dome. Watches in water-resistant cases have been opened to examine movements but no warranties are made that the watches are currently water-resistant. Please note that we do not guarantee the authenticity of any individual component parts, such as wheels, hands, crowns, crystals, screws, bracelets and leather bands, since subsequent repairs and restoration work may have resulted in the replacement of original parts. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue. In particular, please note it is the purchaser's responsibility to comply with any applicable import and export matters, particularly in relation to lots incorporating materials from endangered species.NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

**Please be advised that bands made of materials derived from endangered or otherwise protected species (i.e. alligator and crocodile) are not sold with the watches and are for display purposes only. We reserve the right to remove these bands prior to shipping."

Carl Heinrich Weisse was born in 1722, became a Master in 1756 and died in 1784. A porcelain watch with chatelaine by Weisse is recorded in Abeler, Meister Der Uhrmacherkunst, 1977, p.652. The case back of this watch is painted with a scene taken from Ovid’s Metamorphoses of the nymph Syrinx pursued by Pan from an engraving by Georg Kilian after Israël Silvestre.