Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Mar 19, 2016

LOT 162

BAULLIER & GUYERDET - EMPIRE MANTEL CLOCK 'LA LECTURE' GILT-BRONZE Baullier & Guyerdet à Paris, movement No. 3751. Made circa 1815. Fine and rare, Empire, gilt-bronze, 8-day going, hour and half-hour striking mantel clock.

Rectangular clock housing in the form of a bookcase surmounted by a wreath and book finial, oval base with two seated children reading books, the sides with chased garland mounts, stepped base and circular feet, bezel chased with a repeated pattern. Annular white enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, engine- turned gilt center. Blued steel Breguet hands. Circular plates, going barrels for both trains, anchor escapement, silk suspension, pendulum with gilt-brass bob, countwheel striking on a bell.