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A gold, enamel, and diamond-set scarab form watch for the Chinese market, Circa 1890
No reserve
Lot Closed
June 15, 10:10 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A gold, enamel, and diamond-set scarab form watch for the Chinese market, Circa 1890
Dial: white enamel dial, blue Roman numerals
Caliber: 7 ’’’ lignes
Case: yellow gold and diamond-set, the case realistically formed as a scarab, wings decorated with translucent enamel in various tones of blue set with rose cut diamonds
Size: 45 mm length
Signed: unsigned case, dial and movement
Box: no
Papers: no
Likely inspired from the scarab form amulets throughout Egyptian history, scarabs appear as timepieces from the late 1800s through the early 1900s.
The present lot is a vibrant example with translucent enamel over guilloché ground. The scarab form case is robust, with the finest textural details engraved to bring this scarab to life.