Sold for:
55,200 CHF
55,200 CHF
Chamber MusicIsàc Daniel Piguet, à Geneve, No. 34, circa 1800.Very fine and rare 18 ct. gold two-train musical automaton watch. Notes This is a very early example of a musical automaton watch, made only a few years after the invention by Antoine Favre-Salomon of tuned steel teeth in replacement of the carillon bell, the invention of which he presented in 1796 to the Société des Arts in the form of a tabatière playing two tunes, and which was commercialised around 1800-1802.Piguet Isàc DanielFor a biography, see page 224.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31