Lot 69
  • 69

A good and attractive French gilt brass quarter repeating month-going travel clock, Coüet, Elève de Breguet circa 1840

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Description

  • Coüet, Elève de Breguet
  • Height including handle 20.5 cm
8-cm enamel dial with Roman numerals signed Coüet, Breguet hands and subsidiary for up/down, month-going movement signed Ch.les Coüet Elève De Breguet No. 4828 A Paris, fusee and chain going train with maintaining power, club tooth platform lever escapement with ruby pallets, temperature compensated balance and helical spring, trip repeating rack quarter striking on two bells, lever for strike/silent mounted on the backplate, well cast and chiselled gilt brass glazed case with fine foliate engraved top surmounted by a shaped carrying handle, fluted pilasters at the corners, the base with foliate pierced bottom raised on bun feet