Taschenuhr: Genfer Spindeluhr, um 1820, mit extrem seltenem, verstecktem erotischen Emaille-Gemälde, Amalric Frères, Genève - photo 1

Taschenuhr: Genfer Spindeluhr, um 1820, mit extrem seltenem, verstecktem erotischen Emaille-Gemälde, Amalric Frères, Genève

Starting price
€ 8 000
Auction dateClassic
09.09.2017 18:30UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Karl-Heinz Cortrie GmbH
Event location
Germany, Hamburg
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ID 6154
Lot 4054 | Taschenuhr: Genfer Spindeluhr, um 1820, mit extrem seltenem, verstecktem erotischen Emaille-Gemälde, Amalric Frères, Genève
Ca. Ø52mm, vergoldetes Metallgehäuse, unter dem Rückdeckel verstecktes erotisches Emaille-Gemälde von größter Seltenheit, hochfeine Lupenmalerei, extrem seltene Szene, Darstellung eines Hengstes mit seiner Stute und der Versuch der jungen Reiterin, die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu lenken, feine Kratzer und leichte Krakelee, feuervergoldetes Spindelwerk, originales Emaillezifferblatt, vergoldete Zeiger, Werk und Zifferblatt signiert Amalric Geneve, Abrieb an der Aufzugsöffnung, funktionstüchtig. Die Uhr ist aufgrund der extrem seltenen erotischen Darstellung eine absolute Rarität. Erotische bzw. pornographische Darstellungen mit Tieren auf Emaillegehäusen von Uhren oder Schnupftabakdosen sind bisher kaum bekannt! Die Firma Amalric Frères, Genève, fertigte hochfeine Emailletaschenuhren, Automaten und emaillierte Ziergegenstände wie Flacons und Dosen.
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