Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Geneva, Nov 08, 2015

LOT 210

CHEVRON 8-DAY CLOCK "SHEPHERD BOY" Chevron, Swiss, No. 16245/1764. Made circa 1910. Marble and brass 8-day going desk clock with painted dial.

Gray marble base with brass feet and floral pattern on all four corners, surmounted by a floral Art Nouveau style frame. Multi-colored painted dial by Rivier, depicting a shepherd boy and sheep resting in a classical landscape, applied chapter ring with champlevé radial Roman numerals, blue outer border. Pierced gilt hands. Rhodium-plated, 15 jewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance spring. Case signed and numbered.