Important Watches, Pocket Watches and...
Noga Hilton Hotel, Nov 13, 2005
LOT 185
?Oignon Alarm? Dumergue, Angoulesme, France. Made circa 1690. Fine and rare, large silver oignon watch with single-hand and alarm.
CHF 14,000 - 18,000
EUR 9,000 - 12,000 / USD 11,000 - 14,000
Sold: CHF 14,950
C. Two-body, ?bassine? with deep back, pierced and engraved band decorated with inhabited foliage and a winged cherub, split bezel, polished back, loose ring pendant. D. Silver, large champlevé radial Roman numerals on matted background, half hour divisions, inner revolving alarm disc with Arabic numerals and steel hour pointer. Single blued steel alarm-setting hand. M. 49 mm, gilt brass, full plate with vase pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement with large steel three-arm asymmetrical spokes to give room for the winding arbor, short flat balance spring, gilt brass Louis XIV balance cock, pierced and engraved with foliage and birds, Tompion-type rack and pinion regulator with silver dial, alarm with fixed pierced and engraved brass barrel, steel train, single hammer striking a bell fixed inside the back of the case. Movement signed. Diam. 60 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-12 |
Good Worn |
Movement: 3-7* |
Good Oxidized Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-01 |
Good HANDS Original |