Lot 40: HENRY SANDOZ

HENRY SANDOZ A GILT METAL, ENAMEL AND PEARL-SET OPEN-FACED MINUTE REPEATING CHRONOGRAPH WATCH MADE FOR THE CHINESE MARKET CIRCA 1880 • jeweled movement, polished steel hammers repeating on coiled gongs • cuvette with engraved floral edge • white enamel dial, Roman numerals, outer track calibrated for chronograph • polychrome enamel case back depicting the allegory of summer, split pearl bezels, blue enamel geometric design to the band • dial signed diameter 55 mm

For another watch by Sandoz featuring a similar enamel depicting the allegory of spring, see Clocks and Watches of the Qing Dynasty, from the Collection in the Forbidden City, p. 195.