Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 17, 1993
LOT 190
Mathieu Le Jeune à Paris, circa 1750. Fine pear-wood veneered hour and half hour striking weight driven long-case regulator.
CHF 25,000 - 30,000
C. Shaped, pear-wood veneered with inlaid decoration in a geometrical pattern and applied ormolu ornaments, a figure of Chronos at the top. D. GiIt bronze with Roman numerals on enamel cartouches, outer Arabic engraved minute ring and inner small enamel subsidiary seconds. Blued steel hands. M. Brass rectangular with turned pillars, key wind endless rope weight driven going and striking trains, anchor escapement, three feet seconds beating pendulum with spring blade suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. Signed on the back plate. .In good condition. Dim. 238 x 47 x 19 cm.
