Lewis Walduck
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Lot 4*
A fine late 19th century French Miniature carriage timepiece with blue champlevé enamel panels in original fitted travel case Numbered 196
2 July 2025, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,024 inc. premium
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A fine late 19th century French Miniature carriage timepiece with blue champlevé enamel panels in original fitted travel case
Numbered 196
The case surmounted by a ribbed handle over a moulded cornice, all four sides inset with silvered panels decorated with dark blue and white enamel, on a moulded base. The .75 inch dial with white enamel Arabic dial with pink gold hands and gilt highlights within a matching mask. The movement with frosted plates and cylinder escapement, numbered 196. Presented in the original double doored, silk- and velvet-lined travel case, together with a watch key, though currently fully wound and not ticking. 6cms (2.6ins) high.
The case surmounted by a ribbed handle over a moulded cornice, all four sides inset with silvered panels decorated with dark blue and white enamel, on a moulded base. The .75 inch dial with white enamel Arabic dial with pink gold hands and gilt highlights within a matching mask. The movement with frosted plates and cylinder escapement, numbered 196. Presented in the original double doored, silk- and velvet-lined travel case, together with a watch key, though currently fully wound and not ticking. 6cms (2.6ins) high.
Footnotes
Champlevé is an ancient enamelling method in which recesses are incised, cast, or stamped into a metal surface—typically copper or bronze—and then filled with coloured glass paste that is fired and polished flush with the surface. Unlike cloisonné, which builds up compartments using wire, champlevé carves into the base material itself. The technique flourished in Romanesque art, notably in the Mosan and Limoges workshops of the 12th century, where it was used to decorate religious vessels, reliquaries, and caskets. In earlier Celtic contexts, a related method was employed for decorative fittings and weaponry, with vivid red inlays imitating coral. Over time, opaque enamels became standard, especially blue, owing to their visual strength and compatibility with heat-darkened copper.
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