WURM | A GOLD AND PASTE-SET MINIATURE TIMEPIECE WITH VISIBLE BALANCECIRCA 1830

• Movement: brass full plate, cylinder escapement, stamped Wurm• Dial: silver engine turned dial, Roman numerals, outer minute ring• Case: gold rococo style, framed with columns and chased and engraved scroll work and floral swags, pineapple finial, case sides and back decoratively engraved with scrolling flowers and foliage, the back with apertures for winding and shuttered aperture for regulation, garnet-set bezel, aperture for visible balance set with translucent green enamel over a chased ground and with garnet- and pearl-set cock, four scroll-form feet

Movement running at time of cataloguing but would probably benefit from a service. Dial: tarnished and with light scuffs. Case: with a few small splits and pin holes, signs of heat repairs to scrolls at base of columns. Shuttered aperture for regulation is missing finial for turning and opening.
"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."

A seemingly identical timepiece, which may be the present lot, was sold at Antiquorum Geneva, 18-19 April 1998, lot 142. The timepiece is almost certainly of Austrian manufacture and a Carl Wurm from Vienna is listed by Brian Loomes in Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World (21st Century Edition, p.862).