Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces.

Geneva, Nov 13, 2010

LOT 256

Dejardin ? Orientalist Cloisonné Enamel Quarter-Striking Carriage Clock J. Dejardin, French. Made in the Oriental style, circa 1880. Extremely fine and very rare, gilt-bronze, gold-wire cloisonné enamel, jadeite and parcel-gilt bronze, 8-day going, quarterstriking and repeating carriage clock with alarm.

CHF 20,000 - 27,000

USD 20,000 - 27,000 / EUR 15,000 - 20,000

Sold: CHF 23,750

C. Rectangular, single-body, entirely overlaid with cloisonné enamel, decorated with chickens, cranes, flowers and foliage in gold cloisonnes, gilt brass bezels for the dial and alarm apertures, the back with shuttered winding, hand-setting and regulation apertures, parcel-gilt bronze Chinese temple dog finial on a jadeite platform, jadeite and gilt-bronze base with pierced panel to the front. d. Solid jadeite with incised red Orientalist Roman numerals, outer minute track, alarm dial below. Blued steel Orientalist hands. M. 9.2 x 6.7 cm., gilt brass with four ring-turned pillars, going barrels for both trains, lateral lever escapement on a silvered platform, cut bimetallic compensation balance, blued steel flat balance spring, index regulator, striking and repeating on two coiled gongs, separate alarm train with a further hammer. Backplate punched ?JD?, case punched ?PM?. Dim. 21.3 x 10.2 x 9 cm.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-24

Good

Slightly chipped

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Notes

These extremely well made clocks were never intended for export but were made to complement Chinese and Japanese works of art in the homes of European collectors. This Orientalist style is a mixture of Chinese and Japanese decoration and was particularly popular during the last quarter of the 19th century.