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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 02, 2000

LOT 304

Swiss, Musique de Genève à 6 airs, No. 33472, the painting by F.B. Desfontaines, circa 1870.Very fine and rare eight day going hour and half hour striking clock painting, with music, Angelus and echo.

CHF 15,000 - 18,000

Sold: CHF 18,400

C. Gilt wood framed oil on canvas, featuring a Swiss riverside lanscape, the church on the left with, the clock on the bell-tower. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Blued steel ?scoties? hands. M. Brass square with going barrels both for the going and the striking trains, anchor escapement, pendulum with spring suspension. Striking on a gong with count wheel on the back plate. Subsidiary brass rectangular movement for the echo, striking on a gong with fly regulator, released by main movementtriking train. Two subsidiary brass rectangular movements for the Angelus,and its echo, the first striking on two gongs, the other on four gongs, both with fly regulators and also released by the striking train of the main movement. Music of 6 tunes with 27 cm brass pin cylinder.Signed on the commercial sticker.Painting signature on left lower corner.Dim. 100 x 85 cm., including the frame.


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Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good
Case: 4 - 21
Movement: * 31
Dial: 4 - 04

Notes

Musique de Genève, cylindre de 10 pouces, Etouffoirs à spiraux.The following tunes are played by the music:- La Promise (Varsoviana)- Lucie de Lamermoor (Vers toi toujours)- Chasse du jeune Henri- La Traviata (Parigi) - G. Verdi- La Vie Parisienne, valse - J. Offenbach- Polka de Jenny LindMusical clock paintings, both with Angelus and echo are relatively rare, even more so, when they still have the original list of the musical tunes.