DESCRIPTION:
EPW - Chevalier & Compagnie, verge fusee, 48mm, gilt OF original consular case with beautiful enameled scene on back of a standing young man reaching for a seated young woman with dog set against a background of deep blue colored guilloche enamel, case also with additional enameling to perimeters of front/rear and to the pendant in white weave pattern enamel and in blue guilloche enamel, KWKS, WED with winding aperture at 2, verge escapement, gilt mvt with pierced & engraved foliate scrolled two-footed balance bridge, s#6856. Gross weight of assembled watch 44.9 dwt ( 69.8g).
CONDITION:
Mvt: Ticks sluggishly upon winding, OH recommended, excellent mvt condition overall, bright gilt plates with some scattered FS, marring to surface around barrel arbor; dial with scattered hls, very small surface nick inside 9; fine hands, minute hand has lost its tip and has a mar near its base; inner case back has enamel type material inside its upper surface and exterior of case has a corresponding very small strip visible of this same material outside the blue guilloche perimeter strip, case shows very little wear, enameling is fully intact with the exception of a mild flake to the bezel border outside 9, few MFS, no dents or dings; bow & pendant original; good domed glass crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$3000
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$6000
PRICE SOLD:
$2600
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