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Lot 4240
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Description
Approx.45mm diameter, ca. 98g, extremely rare 3-piece case, foldable on both sides, worked in green gold and red gold, high relief on the back in 3 colors, representation of a couple of lovers at the request, under the back cover an arched enamel painting with erotic scene, bell, signed Joseph Bertrand Paris No. 826, repetition of hours and quarter hours, very well preserved Enamelled dial and golden hands, manageable and very well preserved, striking but in need of adjustment. Spindle watches with erotic paintings only came into fashion around 1800. Previous specimens are extremely rare and few are known today. But it is sensationally rare that this specimen also has a work with repetition here.
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🎨Art & AntiquesJoseph Bertrand
Pocket watch: absolute rarity, spindle watch with hidden erotic enamel painting and repetition, ca. 1780
Joseph Bertrand Paris 18K gold pocket watch, c. 1780. 45mm, 98g. Hidden erotic enamel painting. Quarter repeater. Working.
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Lot Details
- Lot #
- 4240
- Currency
- EUR
- Location
- Hamburg, DE
- Lot Ends
- 24 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Auction Ends
- 24 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Auction Started
- 24 Oct 2026
- Lots in Auction
- 387