Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
Centuries of Time: A Private Collection
A rare gold quarter repeating watch with climbing jacquemart automaton Circa 1820
Auction Closed
May 14, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
Swiss
A rare gold quarter repeating watch with climbing jacquemart automaton
Circa 1820
• Movement: full plate gilded, verge escapement, plain three-arm balance, pierced and engraved balance bridge, silver regulation plate, fusee and chain, turned pillars, repeating on coiled gongs, gilt-metal cuvette with aperture for winding
• Dial: Breguet numerals on outer white enamel chapter ring, centred by an applied vari-coloured gold neoclassical building, the cupid-form Jacquemarts climbing columns and striking bells above in tandem with the repeat work, foliage and dog at the base, all against a blued steel plate
• Case: gold circular engine-turned case, milled band, plunge pendant repeat, pending locking slide to left of pendant, inside case back with makers mark FLP, numbered 9440 and with Neuchâtel control mark for 1820-1866
diameter 58mm