Only Online Auction

Geneva, Apr 03, 2025

LOT 149

UNSIGNED, FRANCE, CAPUCINE CLOCK, GILT BRASS

CHF 2,000 - 4,000

HKD 17,700 - 35,300 / USD 2,300 - 4,600 / EUR 2,100 - 4,200

TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE

A fine, brass, manual wind eight-day going, hour and half-hour striking and repeating, with alarm.


Grading System
Grade: AA

Very good

Case: 3-6

Good

Slightly oxidized

Movement: 3*

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense

Dial: 3-01

Good

HANDS Original

Brand Unsigned, France

Model CAPUCINE CLOCK

Year Circa 1825

Length 116

Caliber 130 x 108 mm., brass rectangular full plate with cylindrical pillars, going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, anchor escapement, pendulum with brass bob, silk suspension, rack striking work on the back plate, pull-wound alarm train also sounding on the bell, repeat lever protruding through the side door.

Height 265

Width 80



CONDITIONS AND INFORMATION FOR BUYERS.
The purchase price payable by a buyer will be the sum of the final bid price plus the buyer’s premium, together with any applicable sales or compensating use tax. In addition to the hammer price, the buyer’s premium is payable as follows: 26% of the hammer price on each lot.
Please look carefully at all the photos as they are an integral part of the description. Any defect not mentioned in the descriptions but visible on the photos will be considered as described and cannot lead to any claim. The dimensions are given as an indication and may slightly differ from the measures mentioned by the manufacturers especially for contemporary watches. The photos are not retouched. Colors may differ from reality. For timepieces, we guarantee neither the functioning nor the precision of the movement, nor the water-resistance of the case. In addition, please note that movements, parts of mechanisms or cases may be incomplete.
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