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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 21, 1995

LOT 415

Le Coeur L'aîné à Paris, circa 1793. Very fine and rare small white marble and ormolu, eight day going, decimal and duo-decimal dock with Republican calendar and decades.

CHF 14,000 - 18,000

Sold: CHF 14,950

C. h1 form of a pyramid, a gilt brass bail at the top, set on four paws and with applied gilt bronze decoration of pearls, foliage, ribbon knots and musical instruments. the rectangular base with four gilt bronze bun-feet, applied with wreath of laurel. D. White enamel with Roman numerals for the 10 decimal hours, irmer calendar ring with the three decades, outer decimal minute indication, Breguet duo-decimal hour on 24 hours, and and minute rings on the bezel's border. Gilt brass interlaced chased bands. M. Gilt brass full plate with going barrel, anchor escapement, short pendulum with silk suspension. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 36 x 19 x 10 cm.


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Decimal docks are very rare, even more so with indication of decimal minutes and Republican calendar with the decades. Certainly specially comrnissioned to be set on a "secrétaire", none other small decimal dock of this type is known to exist.