The Sandberg Watch Collection

Hotel Richemond, Geneva, Mar 31, 2001

LOT 100

A Lapis OrganFine and interesting gold, enamel and lapis lazuli two-tune musical box in the form of an organ, fitted with a watch.

C. Designed as an organ, with lapis lazuli panels, the organ pipes covered by a hinged lapis lazuli door with painted enamel inside panels, depicting the sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. The watch is behind the right hand door. D. Red translucent enamel over a radial flinqué ground, gold raised Arabic numerals. The entire dial chiselled out to leave just the numerals. M. Signed 'Dd Humbert Droz', gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, plain three-arm bras balance, continental cock pierced and engraved.Musical movement with pinned cylinder and 29-tooth comb, worm and fly regulator mounted at the bottom.The tune was identified by Monsieur Etienne Blyelle as La marche du Roi Louis XIII, also called La Gavotte, by Joseph Ghys (Gand, Belgium, 1804 - St. Petersburg 1848). The tune became quite popular in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.Signed on the movement.Dim. Height 99 mm, width 71 mm. Published in the Sandberg book, page 496-497.