48,300 CHF
A la Comtesse Orloff Tchurminsky Watch No. 3788, sold on 1 February 1822, for the sum of 4000 Francs. Small gold and silver "Première Classe" watch with quarter-repeating. Notes History: Although the sales book notes that this watch was sold to the Comtesse Anne Orloff- Tchumirsky (sic), the original Notice (certificate) issued the same day is in fact made out in the name of her husband, Msr. Le Comte Orloff. It was returned for repair on 3 August 1853 by the Count, who gave his address as the Hotel Bristol, Place Vendome, along with another of his watches No. 4435. The next repairs were made for his wife on 23 October 1856 and 2 March 1857, each time for the fitting of a new crystal. Note: Breguet termed this watch as a Première Classe repeater of 4ème grandeur. ALEXIS FIODOROVITCH, PRINCE ORLOFF (1786 -1861) Alexis Orloff, born in St. Petersburg on 19 October 1786, was to revive the fortunes of the family to their former glory. Entering the army at a young age, he took part in the campaigns during the First Empire, becoming Adjutant to the Grand Duke Constantin. As a Colonel in the Horse-guards it was Alexis, who, arriving first on the scene, dispersed the rioters and saved the life of the Czar Nicholas I on the 26th December 1825. Created a Count and made Adjutant-General as a reward, Orloff commanded a division of Infantry in the war of 1828 against the Turks. The following year he negotiated so successfully with the Porte the treaty of Andinople, that he was acc
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-04-14
