Geneva, Nov 07, 2021
LOT 342
E. GUBELIN ART DECO MANTEL-CLOCK
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
HKD 42,200 - 59,000 / USD 5,500 - 7,600 / EUR 4,700 - 6,600
Very fine and rare 8-day going Art Deco mantel-clock, Westminster
or Whittington double carillon hour and quarter striking; gilded metal,
woods
Gilded metal and marquetry of various woods, key-winding, horizontal corrugated-shape, 8-day going Art Deco mantel-clock, with hour and quarter striking by Westminster or Whittington carillon chimes; the two melodies played by eight hammers on eight vertical gongs; position lever of “C” (Chime) and “S” (Silence), on the right side of the dial (after opening the front bevelled glass door).
Cabinet of oblong and undulating shape, made of different wood species in marquetry; the top entirely glazed with a large bevelled glass that follows the corrugated shape of the cabinet.
Silvered metallic dial, with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands
Gilded metal and marquetry of various woods, key-winding, horizontal corrugated-shape, 8-day going Art Deco mantel-clock, with hour and quarter striking by Westminster or Whittington carillon chimes; the two melodies played by eight hammers on eight vertical gongs; position lever of “C” (Chime) and “S” (Silence), on the right side of the dial (after opening the front bevelled glass door).
Cabinet of oblong and undulating shape, made of different wood species in marquetry; the top entirely glazed with a large bevelled glass that follows the corrugated shape of the cabinet.
Silvered metallic dial, with radial Roman numerals; blued steel “Spade” hands
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand E.Gübelin, Lucerne
Year circa 1935
Caliber 12 x 12 cm., brass, three going barrels, platform escapement with lateral lever escapement, bimetallic compensated balance and blued steel flat hairspring. Plate-form with lateral lever escapement
Dimensions 50 x 23 x 17 cm.
Signature Dial and movement
Accessories silvered brass winding-key