Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 12, 1997
LOT 299
E.G.L., Paris, No. 4324, circa 1890. Very fine and rare gilt bronze and porcelain, "grande and petite somnerie", quarter-repeating carriage clock.
CHF 10,000 - 12,000
Sold: CHF 11,500
C. Gilt bronze, "Gorge", fully engraved with a formal decoration, glazed on the top and back door, with porcelain side panels painted with Romantic scenes within gilt frames, over a blue ground. D. Porcelain with a decoration matching that of the panels, chapter ring with Roman numerals, the centre painted with two Cherubs. Gilt brass Breguet hands. M. Brass, eight-clay with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, platform with lateral lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Striking and repeating on gongs with button on the top, grande and petite sonnerie/silent, optional lever in the base. In very good condition. Dim. 12 x 8 x 7 cm., excluding the handle.
