Geneva, Nov 09, 2025

LOT 655

LOUIS DUCHENE & FILS, GRANDE ET PETITE SONNERIE OFFICIER TRAVELING CLOCK

CHF 10,000 - 20,000

HKD 98,000 - 196,000 / USD 12,500 - 25,000 / EUR 10,800 - 21,500 / JPY 1,900,000 - 3,800,000

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

Sold: CHF 7,500

Very fine and rare, gilt bronze, Grande and Petite Sonnerie striking and repeating Pendule d'Officier 36 hours going movement traveling clock with alarm.
Gilt bronze, with paw feet, engine-turned bezel, the pediment with chased foliate decoration, the front and top with cast and chased flowers and foliage, side panels chased with flowers, folding snake handle at the top.


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Grading System
Grade: AAA

Excellent
Case: 3

Good
Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 2-72-01

Very good

ENAMEL AND VARIOUS TYPES OF DECORATION Chipped winding aperture

HANDS Original

Brand Louis Duchene & Fils, Switzerland

Model Officer's clock

Year Circa 1800

Material Gilt bronze

Caliber Circular gilt brass with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, steel three-arm balance mounted on the backplate, flat balance spring, index regulator, quarter striking and repeating on two bells with the striking train fitted on the back plate, cord release for repeating at will; pull-wind alarm with separate train, Grande/Petite Sonnerie/Silence lever in the base.

Dimensions 18 x 12 x 9 cm

Signature Dial

Accessories Original traveling box

Notes

The present clock is a very fine example of a Swiss Pendule Portative.