Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Nov 16, 2008
LOT 3
Alexandre a Paris. Made circa 1690. Fine and rare, Louis XIV, gilt brass, single-hand oignonwatch,wound through the center andwith silver balance cock.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
USD 3,700 - 5,500 / EUR 2,500 - 3,800
Sold: CHF 4,800
C. Two-body, ?oignon?, the back chased and engraved with a scene of a couple dancing beneath a canopy, foliate strapwork border and bezel, square hinge, loose ring pendant. D. Gilt with white enamel cartouches with radial blue painted Roman numerals, inner white enamel quarter-hour ring, the center engraved with birds and foliage. Blued steel fleur-de-lys hand. M. 47 mm, winding from the front only, frosted gilt full plate, divided Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm steel balance, pierced and chased silver cock decorated with inhabited foliage and strapwork, Tompion-type regulator with silver scale disc, steel release catch spring with foliate terminal. Movement signed. Diam. 58 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 3-11 |
Good Slightly worn |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-28-32-01 |
Good Replacements Slightly restored HANDS Original |
Notes
Working in Paris during the end of the 17th century and first quarter of the 18th century. See: Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, Tardy, 1972.
Literature: La Montre Française, Adolphe Chapiro, Les Editions de l?Amateur, 1991, pp. 52 & 53, fig 106-109.