48,300 CHF
A Madame la Comtesse Alexandrine de Laval "Souscription" watch No. 3634, sold on 26 December 1820, for the sum of 1800 Francs. Small gold "souscription médaillon" watch with single hand. Notes History: The re air books record that this watch was delivered for overhaul by a Monsieur Vitor de Balabine from the Russian Embassy on 19 January 1852. Exhibition: This watch was exhibited in Paris at the Palais Galliéra, in October 1923, on the centenary of the death of Abraham Louis Breguet, Cat. No. 22. It was lent by Henry Brown, the then owner of the House of Breguet. Literature: Illustrated and described in G. Daniels,Tlte Art of Breguet, p. 253, fig. 292. Note: A fine example of the smallest size of souscription watch. The case is sealed closed to protect against dust and the back may only be removed after the dial has been lifted, to allow access to a locking screw. Winding is accomplished through a shouldered female square visible in the centre of the engine-turned back and slow/fast regulation is effected by directly adjusting the sector hand on the dial. COMTESSE ALEXANDRINA GRIGORIEWNA LAVAL (1772-1850) Alexandrina Grigoriewna was born on March 18th, 1772, into a family used to displaying its wealth with pride. Her father was Gregoire Vassiliewitch Kozitzky, Secretary of State of Tsarina Catherina II; her mother was one of the four daughters of the famous millionaire Ivan Semenowitch Miasnikoff, and her dowry included 19'000 peasants, a large sum of money, nume
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-04-14
