24,150 CHF
Le Roy & Fils, 57 New Bond Street, London, Clock Maker to the Queen, 13-15 Palais Royal, Paris, made for the English Market, with London hallmarks for 1874. Fine and very rare 18K gold hunting cased, keyless quarter repeating Grande and Petite Sonnerie, striking clock watch. Four body, massive, "bassine et filets " , engineturned. Hinged gold cuvette. White enamel with Roman numerals and sunk subsidiary seconds. Bluedsteel "spade " hands. Notes At the time it was produced, this watch was certainly the smallest patter repeating GI untie and Petite .Sonnerie, striking clock watch ever made.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1998-04-18