21,850 CHF
Breguet No. 4475/468, sold to Mr. Guggenheim on 31 March 1922, for 2500 Francs. Fine burr elm veneered quarter repeating eight day going Petite Sonnerie striking carriage clock with alarm. Rectangular burr elm veneered with sliding back door, gilt bronze engine-turned bezel and four bun feet. Silver engine-turned with Roman numerals on a polished chapter ring. Blued steel Breguet hands. Brass, eight-day with going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, gilt brass platform escapement with straight line lever escapement, cut bimetallic balance, blued-steel Breguet balance spring. Quarter striking, repeating and alarm on two gongs with gilt brass button sunk on the top, small enamel alarm setting dia and Petite Sonnerie/Silent, optional lever on the back plate. Signed on the dial and back plate. Accompanied by Breguet certificate No. 4078. Dim. 18 x 12 x 9 cm. Notes Solomon Robert Guggenheim, founder of the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, was born on 2 February 1861, in Philadelphia. He was the fourth of eleven children. His father, Meyer (1828-1905), and his mother, Barbara, had emigrated from Switzerland to the United States 1948. Meyer Guggenheim increased his wealth as a textile manufacturer and importer of Swiss lace and embroidery to America. Later, he became an even more successful industrialist, making a fortune in the mining and smelting business. Several of Guggenheim ' s sons became noted for their philanthropy, making generous donations to char Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-10-18
