An Exceptional Gold and Polychrome Enamel Open Face Pocket Watch Made For the Chinese Market WILLIAM ILBERY, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, LONDON, NO.6645 56.00 mm case diameter, white enamel dial, black painted Roman numerals with outer chapter ring calibrated to 60 seconds, gilt spade hands with center sweep seconds hand, the bezel, stem and case back border accented in opaque blue, black and white enamel over a beaded texture ground in a repeated geometric motif, the fine polychrome enameled case back center intricately depicting a Chinese dignitary seated in horse-shoe back chair, wearing formal robe and hat while holding a fan, within an interior with a lotus pond, a pavilion and weeping willow trees in the distance, hinged gold cuvette, finely chased and engraved floral and scroll keywound duplex movement signed Ilbery N6645 London, the case marked with a matching number. Diameter 2 1/4 inches.

Provenance: Ex-A&S Hartman Collection, No. G764 Note: For a similar example by Ilbery, see Christie's Geneva, November 12, 2012, sale 1391, Lot 194; Christie's New York, June 11, 2014, sale 2858, Lot 121; and Christie's Hong Kong, May 30, 2011, sale 2867, Lot 1968 and Lot 2173 A similar example (manufactured for the Chinese Market and depicting a Chinese dignitary) can be found in the collection of the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva, Switzerland.