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Paul Buhré

A Pink Gold And Enamel Hunting-Cased Keyless Presentation Watch Made For The Russian Market, Circa 1900

No Reserves

Lot Closed

April 14, 10:19 AM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Paul Buhré

A Pink Gold And Enamel Hunting-Cased Keyless Presentation Watch Made For The Russian Market,

Circa 1900


• Movement: damascened jewelled nickel movement with lever escapement, bi-metallic compensation balance, wolf's tooth winding

• Dial: white enamel, Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring, subsidiary seconds, gold spade hands, signed Paul Buhré in Russian

• Case: 14ct pink gold, front with applied black, blue, white and red enamel Russian Imperial Eagle, case front and back numbered 148108, cuvette signed Paul Buhré supplier to the Court of His Imperial Highness (in Russian) and numbered 148108

diameter 52mm

Paul-Léopold Buhré first opened a shop in St. Petersburg in 1815.  He was succeeded by his son, also Paul, who was both a watchmaker and a good business man.  The firm expanded and garnered a reputation of selling high quality timepieces to important Russian officials and nobility, eventually obtaining the title of official purveyor to His Majesty.  Buhré not only retailed Swiss pieces, but set up his own factory in Switzerland, employing the talented watchmaker Paul Girard to manage it.