Joh(annes) Heckel A silver and polychrome enamel open-faced watch Continental circa 1760
Estimate $800 – $1,200
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE WILLIAM W.W. (BILL) HUGHES, BOWRAL
Gilt full plate movement signed Joh Heckel Warshau, verge fusée escapement, pierced and engraved balance cock, baluster pillars, white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute track, fancy gilt hands, the inner case painted with an enamel scene of a cherub riding on a winged globe of the world, the outer depicting a maiden in a classical celestial setting, movement signed, diameter 46mm.
Accompanied by two keys.
- Lot Sold $1,700 (Hammer Price)
- $2,074 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
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