3,220 CHF
(L'Epee, Sainte Suzanne), France, Brevete S. G.D.G., No. 894, circa 1900. Fine gilt metal keyless musical watch with alarm and visible balance. Three body, "bassine et filets " , polished. Hinged gilt metal cuvette. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer minute ring, the centre with a small floral decoration, semi circular balance aperture above chapter "VI". Gilt brass "Louis XV" hands. Notes Although this lot is not signed, this type of watches is known to have be produced by L' Epee in Sainte Suzanne, in the French Franche Comte. A very similar watch in gun metal case is illustrated by Didier Brodbeck in Horlogerie made in France, published by Editions Challenge in 1996, for the Syndicat Francais des Fabricants de Montres, page 10.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-04-12