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Geneva, May 10, 2026

LOT 300

BREGUET & FILS, SWITZERLAND, ''VENUS ET L'AMOUR'', MUSICAL, QUARTER REPEATER AND DATE, MOVEMENT ATTRIBUTED TO PIGUET MEYLAN, GOLD AND ENAMEL

CHF 8,000 - 16,000

HKD 80,000 - 160,000 / USD 10,200 - 20,300 / EUR 8,700 - 17,400 / JPY 1,620,000 - 3,230,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 23,750

A very fine and large, 18k gold and enamel, manual wind open-face, quarter-repeater on two steel gongs (activated by depressing the pendant), with date and “sur plateau” musical movement playing on the hour or on demand, fitted with 22 blued steel tuned vibrating blades acting on both sides of the pinned disc. A music/silence lever is positioned at the edge of the cuvette beneath the case back.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3-6-8*

Good

Slightly oxidized

Slightly scratched

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 3-8-01

Good

Slightly scratched

HANDS Original

Brand Breguet & Fils, Switzerland

Model ''Venus et l'Amour''

Year Circa 1815

Movement No. 8342

Case No. 1638

Caliber 51 mm., gilt, going barrels for the going and musical trains, cylinder escapement, brass three-arm balance, the balance, brass escape wheel and third wheel jeweled, flat balance spring, index regulator, sur plateau musical movement with 22 tuned steel teeth playing on both sides of the pinned disc, silence/musique lever protruding from under the cuvette.

Diameter 60 mm.

Weight 173 gr.

Signature Cuvette and dial with apocryphal signature

Notes

François Boucher’s (1703-1770) paintings of Venus and Cupid, conceived as quintessential Rococo scenes of gallantry, portray the goddess of beauty in sensual and radiant poses, often accompanied by the playful figure of Cupid. These compositions celebrate pleasure, grace, and femininity, rendered through delicate draperies, luminous pastel tones, and an atmosphere of refined intimacy.