Lot 630: 14K Gold Quarter-Repeating Automaton Pocket Watch with Enamel Figural Scene
14K Gold Quarter-Repeating Automaton Pocket Watch with Enamel Figural Scene
finely crafted 14-karat gold full-hunter pocket watch featuring mechanical automaton figures flanking the central dial, each hand-painted in richly polychromed enamel and articulated to move with the repeating mechanism, the embossed dial surround is decorated with bells, floral sprays, and scrolling giltwork, framing a white enamel chapter ring with Arabic numerals and a subsidiary seconds dial positioned beneath the main dial, engraved inner cuvette marked “Répetition à Quarts – Automates.” Fitted with a quarter-repeating movement activated by slide
diameter 52.8 mm
Crack in the front crystal and a crack in the back crystal; automaton figures functional when tested; light wear to case; enamel decoration crisp and vibrant.
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Estimate: $4000- $8000
Auction Date: January 2, 2026
