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A Pierre Romilly gold, enamel and gem set quarter repeating…
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Sydney
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7-Dec-2020
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A Pierre Romilly gold, enamel and gem set quarter repeating verge pocket watch, with gilt fusee movement, three arm balance, eccentric winding hole. The movement signed 'Romilly a. Paris 1344 8/67'. White Roman numeral dial with Arabic numeral chapter ring signed Romilly, scroll diamond set hands. The case decorated profusely with enamelled, engraved and chased decoration, diamond set bezel, diamond thumb piece and pendant and mounts. The inner case signed 'Romilly' on the side. The case back with an oval enamelled portrait of a young woman signed D. Petitot. Paris, circa 1780. Diameter: 40 mm. Provenance: Sotheby's, Geneva, 12th May 1988, lot 71, the collection of Dr Trevor Hyde, Sydney, acquired from the above
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Horology (Clocks & watches): Watches - Pocket & Fob