Exceptional Horological Sale Celebrat...
Hotel Noga Hilton, Geneva, Apr 24, 2004
LOT 232
Gosselin A Paris, circa 1720. Very fine silver oignon watch with minute hand.
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
EUR 2,500 - 3,800 / USD 3,100 - 4,700
Sold: CHF 6,325
C. Two-body, oignon-shaped, back and bezel finely engraved with exotic birds and scrolling.D. White enamel, radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with five-minute Arabic markers, small rosette in the center. Blued steel "fleur-de-lis" hands.M. 46 mm, gilt brass full plate with applied silver decoration, silver Egyptian pillars, fusee and chain, verge escapement, 3-arm brass balance, silver continental cock pierced and engraved with exotic birds and flower basket.Signed on the movement. Diam. 58 mm.
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Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3 - 11 - 14 |
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Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 3 - 14 - 01 |
Notes
Oignon watches with silver pillars and silver cocks are rare. Jean-Philippe Gosselin (c. 1690 ? 1766) He was a well-known maker, both in watches and clocks. He is probably best known for his musical clocks. He inherited his father Jacques? business; after training, most likely by his father, he was received as Master on August 26, 1717. He was Garde-Visiteur in 1752 and 1753 and again from 1755 to 1757. Gosselin was established in the Rue Saint-Honoré in 1748. His work can be found in the Metropolitan Museum, the Woodstock Museum, the Blenheim Museum and the La Chaux de Fonds Museum.