583,750 CHF
F. Baronneau A Paris, circa 1640 A very rare and early large 'savonnette' cased gold and enamel Blois watch. Double body, entirely enamelled on all sides ( old repaies) with scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary (see note below). Loose-ring pendant. Gold, white enamel outer ring with black Roman hour numerals and graduated half hour dots, centre with the Virgin Mary. Single engraved gilt hand of tulip pattern. Circular, gilt, full plate with turned balluster pillars, fusee now with chain, three wheel train with verge escapement, la ter plain brass three-arm balance, now with balance spring and regulator plate, irregular pierced and florally engraved balance cock secured by a screw, the worm-and-wheel setup with brass wheel, indicator Bisk lacking. Signed on the back plate. In good condition with alterations as described. Diam. 64 mm. Notes Liternture: Described and illustrated in Antonio Simoni3Orologi Italiani, Milan,1964, p.54. François Baronneau, Paris. Apparently two makers of this name were working in Paris contemporaneously. One was established in the Rue Saint-Jacques la Boucherie in 1620 and died in 1649. The other was at the Pont au Change and then the Rue Saint-Jacques la Boucherie from 1635 - 1649. In view of the common address, it seems probable that they are one and the same, although apparently the latter assisted at a marnage in 1653. In any case, it is clear that a François Barroneau was involved with the making of watches with early Blois cases, as
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1993-11-14
