The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 413

Swiss, circa 1890.Fine and rare gilt bronze and enamel, eight day going, very small "Mignonette" carriage clock.

C. Gilt bronze "cannelee" with five enamel panels, top, front and side panels painted with countryside landscapes, back door painted with a maiden in classical dress. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Gilt brass "Louis XVI" hands.M. Rectangular frosted and gilt with cylindrical pillars and going barrel, the back plate relieved for the cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring.Dim. 50 x 30 x 25 mm.