115,000 CHF
A Monsieur le Compte Wladimir Komar Carriage clock No. 5017, manufactured between 1831 and 1832, sold on 11 June 1853, for the sum of 4000 Francs. Gilt bronze carriage clock with "grande" and " petite" sonnerie, quarter-repeating and alarm with calendar. Original tooled red leather fitted case. Notes History: This clock produced between 1831 and 1832, remained in the company's stock for twenty years. It is recorded in the inventory of 1 January 1833, as having an engine-turned silver dial, with a further entry for 22 December 1841 noting that a new dial in enamel by Droz, with the engraved dial plate, had been made to update the clock in style. According to the repair books it was overhauled on 5 September 1863, at the request of Count Wladimir Komar.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-04-14
