Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces.
Geneva, Mar 21, 2020
LOT 10
HONORE PONS, CHINESE MARKET STRIKING CLOCK, PAINTED BRONZE
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
USD 5,200 - 7,250 / HKD 40,000 - 56,000
Sold: CHF 6,250
Very fine and rare polychrome painted, ormolu and chiselled gilded bonze, 8-day going, key-winding, "Chinoiserie" mantel clock, in the shape of a "Louis-Philippe" architecture, surmounted by a Chinese woman carrying a fan and serving tea, with hour and half-hour striking on a bell; the base decorated, in bas-relief, with Chinese dignitaries on a boat navigating on a river, with a pagoda in the background; made for the Chinese market. Silver colour dial with Roman numerals; blued steel "Breguet" hands.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |
Brand Honore Pons
Year circa 1830
Caliber medium brass, circular Paris-type, with two going barrels, anchor escapement, spring suspension and pendulum (stamped "Pons / Médaille d'or / 1827")
Dimensions 42.5 x 30.5 x 11 cm.
Signature mouvement
Accessories steel winding-key