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Morisset & Lukins, London | AN IMPRESSIVE GOLD, ENAMEL, DIAMOND, RUBY AND PEARL-SET OVAL CYLINDER WATCH MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET CIRCA 1790, NO. 2635
Description
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Movement:
gilded 3/4 plate, cylinder escapement, plain flat three-arm balance,
signed and numbered Morriset & Lukins 2635
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Dial:
oval with blue translucent enamel over an engine-turned ground, heightened with diamond-set floral sprays, two white subsidiary dials for time with Roman numerals and seconds with Arabic ring, the whole surrounded by borders of opaque white and red guillloché enamel
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Case:
gold, the back with translucent blue enamel over an engine-turned ground, set with a large diamond and ruby-set star motif, the front and back bezels set with two rows of split pearls, the pendant further set with split-pearls, stirrup bow, polished gold cuvette
length including pendant 87mm, width 55mm
Auction
Masterworks of Time: George Daniels, Visionary
From July 2, 2019 to July 2, 2019 in London
A GEORGE IV SILVER LARGE TWO-HANDLED TRAY OF IRISH INTEREST, JOHN BRIDGE, LONDON, 1825
Description
Property from the Estate of Andrew HartnagleA GEORGE IVSILVER LARGE TWO-HANDLED TRAY OFIRISH INTEREST, JOHN BRIDGE, LONDON, 1825on four double-shell feet flanked by grapevine, with contemporary arms on tasseled drapery mantlemarked on base196 oz6096 glength over handles 29¼ in.74.3 cm
Auction
Style: Silver, Furniture, Ceramics
From April 10, 2020 to April 22, 2020 in New York
