SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION - photo 1
SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION - photo 2
SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION - photo 3
SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION - photo 4
SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION - photo 5
SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION - photo 6
SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION - photo 7
SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION - photo 8

SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION

Lot 2109
06.11.2023 10:00UTC +01:00
Classic
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CHF 207 900
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationSwitzerland, Geneva
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ID 1058664
Lot 2109 | SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION
Estimate value
CHF 100 000 – 200 000
SOVEL. A UNIQUE AND MAGNIFICENT SILVER-GILT, LAPIS LAZULI, WHITE AGATE, ENAMEL AND RUBY-SET MONTH-GOING WORLD TIME CLOCK WITH TOURBILLON, HOUR AND HALF-HOUR STRIKING, THERMOMETER, BAROMETER, HYGROMETER, MOON PHASES AND MOON PHASE SETTING INDICATION

‘THE SULTAN QABOOS ROSE’ UNIQUE PIECE MADE TO COMEMMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT OMANI RENNAISSANCE, CIRCA 2020

Movement: 30-day going, manual winding, two-train, hand-engraved, tourbillon escapement, striking the hours and half-hours on a bell

Dial: Lapis lazuli chapter ring with Arabic numerals, gilt outer 24-hour world time ring with the names of 24 world cities, moon phase aperture above 6 o’clock, dials for the thermometer, barometer and hygrometer below. Ruby-set hands

Case: Domed rectangular silver-gilt with glazed top and inset with

lapis lazuli panels and silver-gilt mounts, flanked by two bouquets of red-enamelled silver-gilt roses, a further rose as a finial

With: Original fitted box

Remark: Unique piece

Applied technique:Manual-winding
Medium:Gilding, Lapis lazuli, Semi-precious stones
Art style:Modern art
Auction house category:Clocks - Furnishings
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