201,500 CHF
Not signed, attributed to Gabriel Courieult's widow, circa 1788. Rare and magnificent, Sevres "beau bleu" porcelain lyre hour and hait hour striking clock with enamel painted dial by Coteau. Made of soft paste porcelain, designed as a lyre, with ormolu mounts, a figure of Apollo on the top, swags of flowers hanging down; laurel leaves running around the edge of the lyre and further swags of flowers on the base. The tiered porcelain base has four bands of engine-turned ormolu mounted around it. The mock fixed vine rod gridiron is seen between the upper part of the lyre. Enamel chapter ring by Coteau with dates and months, outer superb painted miniatures representing the zodiac signs with delicate and intricate jewelled designs between them. Inner silver engine-turned dial with Roman numerals and outer minute ring. GiIt brass fleurs de lys hands. Circular gilt brass full plate with cylindrical pillars, going barrel for both the going and the striking trains, pin-wheel escapement, plain balance with knife edge suspension. Striking on a bell with count wheel on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 58 x 26 x 14 cm. Notes The punch mark "B592" on the reverse of the later silver engine-turned dial, enables to think it has been set by Breguet in place of the original one which could have been damaged. This mark indeed, is identical to that to be found on almost all the silver or gold Breguet's engine-turned dials. According the the Sevres Manufacture records, only Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1994-10-15
