23,144 CHF
Cabrier, London, Friedberg (Germany), made for the Dutch Market, circa 1760. "Venus et Adonis" Very fine repousse silver, quarter repeating coach watch with alarm. Double body sharkskin covered outer, the back centred with applied silver concentric roundels. Double body inner, the bezel pierced and chased with foliage and rocaille decoration, the back repousse with a scene depicting "Venus and Adonis" with outer rocaille decoration, the border pierced and chased with foliage. Silver champleve with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring with arched divisions, inner revolving alarm setting disc. Blued steel "poker and beetle " hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate with turned baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three arm balance, flat balance spring, fine continental gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with scrolled foliage. Pull wind repeating and alarm trains with gilt brass fixed barrels engraved with foliage, striking on a bell. Signed on the back plate. Diam. 105 mm. Notes Previously in the collection of Madame C .......this watch was sold in Paris at the Hotel Drouot on 3 February 1949, lot 18. Fine example of a coach watch made in Friedberg for the English Market. Friedberg watchmakers were specialised in the production of repeating and striking watches. Already in the early years of the 18th century, they were producing watches and coach watches with quarter, half quarter and even minute repeating mechanism and selling them in Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-11-16
