Contemporary, Limited Edition, Modern...
New York, Grand Havana Room, Apr 25, 2001
LOT 281
Bautte & Moynier, Geneva, No. 40415. Produced circa 1825.Very fine, 18K gold and enamel, hunting-cased, thin, jump-hour watch.
USD 2,500 - 3,000
C. four-body, "demi-bassine", covers fully chiseled with floral and foliage pattern on champlevé black enamel background, matching pendant and bow, hinged gold cuvette. D. silver gilt, aperture for jump-hour and another for wandering minutes, minute and hour discs of rose gold. M. 43.4 mm., gilded, cylinder escapement, three-arm gold balance, flat balance spring.Case signed.Diam. 51 mm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 - 14 |
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Movement: 3 |
Good |
Dial: 3 |
Good |
Notes
Bautte & Moynier.Jean-François Bautte was born on March 26, 1772 into a family of simple laborers and was orphaned at an early age. He was apprenticed at twelve, successively learning the crafts of case-maker, engine-turner, watchmaker, jeweler and gem-setter. He was barely nineteen years old when he put his name on his first watch. Two years later, in 1797, Bautte took as partner the case-maker Moulinié and the firm Moulinié & Bautte in 1804 was joined by the watchmaker Jean Gabriel Moynier. The name of the Comany then became: Moulinié, Bautte & Cie. before being renamed Moulinié, Bautte & Moynier. By that time, Bautte was the most important dealer in Geneva.