Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Nov 16, 2008
LOT 480
Le Paute a Paris, No. 2168. The case with poincon for 1786. Very fine, 18K gold, enamel and pearl-set pocket watch.
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
USD 5,500 - 7,500 / EUR 3,800 - 5,000
C. Two-body, ?Directoire?, by Amy Gros (mastermark AG), pearl-set bezel and border, the back overlaid with translucent red guilloche enamel over sunray engine-turning, central large gold monogram. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions and fifteen-minute numerals. Gold beetle and poker hands. M. 32 mm., frosted gilt, full plate, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, flat balance spring, pierced and chased continental balance cock, silver regulation dial. Movement signed. Diam. 42 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3-26-01 |
Good Upgraded HANDS Original |
Notes
Pierre-Basile Lepaute (1750-1843). Called Sully-Lepaute, along with his son Pierre-Michel (1785-1849) he continued to run the famous company established in the 1740?s. He was Horloger de l?Empereur during the Empire and Horloger du Roi during the Restoration and the July Monarchy. Under the Empire he supplied clocks to the Garde-Meuble. In 1819 and 1823 he exhibited at the Exhibitions of the Products of the Industry. The Lepautes were among the most prominent French watchmakers. Their clients included Louis XV, Louis XVI, Madame du Barry, Duc de Bourbon, the Princesse de Monaco, King Ferdinand VI, King Charles III and Charles IV of Spain.