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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 132
"Rectification de la Siette" French or Swiss. Made circa 1900. Fine and very rare, steel and castiron machine for cutting the balance table.
CHF 3,000 - 5,000
EUR 1,900 - 3,200 / USD 2,500 - 4,000
Cast-iron bed with sliding stocks for the driving pulley
and plate, horizontally adjustable stock for the triangular
tool-head with three cutting tools, perpendicular and
parallel adjustment screws.
Dim. 22 x 13 x 11.5 cm.
Good condition
Notes
Provenance: The Belmont Collection.
Literature: "L'Echappement à Cylindre (1720-1950)",
Henry L. Belmont, Editions Technicmedia, p. 183.