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639 - Spindle-shaped pocket watch with calendar and enamel painting
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Estimation
CHF 1,200 - 1,500 (€1,300 - 1,700)Sale fees
Spindle-shaped pocket watch with calendar and enamel painting 58 mm / gold-plated / key-wound / probably circa 1810 / 138 g / needs servicing. A highly interesting pocket watch with a calendar and polychrome enamel painting. White enamel dial; in the upper panel, a lady seated on a rock with an empty birdcage on her lap; the bird is flying away to the left; below, a banner reading “L’ingrat m’a quitté” (The ungrateful one has left me). Time of day on a small subdial at 6 o’clock. Date at 9 o’clock. Day of the week at 3 o’clock (in the lower semicircle with astrological symbols). Circling the outer edge from 9 to 3 o’clock are the months; from 3 to 9 o’clock are the signs of the zodiac. Each of the two circular segments is covered by a hand extending from the center. Fire-gilded spindle movement with a three-arm monometallic balance wheel beneath an openworked bridge. Smooth, gold-plated case. Enamel dial intact. Calendar functions not tested. Winding stop defective. Announcement date: November 26, 2026 Approximate announcement time: 9:06 a.m. CET
Auction details
Autumn Auction 2026 (Day 2 of 4)Auction house
Auktionshaus Zofingen +41 6 27 51 63 51 info@auktionshaus-zofingen.chDelivery is optional. You can use the carrier of your choice. The stated price does not include the lot price or the auction house fees.