Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
A gold carillon quarter repeating automaton watch with jacquemarts Circa 1820, nos. 13561, 16218
Auction Closed
May 14, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Swiss
A gold carillon quarter repeating automaton watch with jacquemarts
Circa 1820, nos. 13561, 16218
• Movement: gilded full plate, verge escapement, plain three-arm balance, pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulation plate, carillon repeating on 3 blued steel gongs via 3 polished steel hammers, fusee and chain, cylindrical pillars, numbered to back of dial plate 16218
• Dial: white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, skeletonised background with two skeletonised jacquemarts in classical dress, further jacquemart in the form of a putti beneath dial, all jacquemarts holding hammers and 'striking' bells above their heads in tandem with repeat work, glazed above with central aperture for adjusting hands
• Case: gold, polished back, milled band, plunge pendant repeat, locking slide to right of pendant, case back numbered 13561 and with maker's mark FL P[or R]
diameter 56.5mm