553,500 CHF
The Gerugross Breguet et Fils, No. 2898, sold on September 30, 1816 to Monsieur Gerugross for 4,000 francs. Exceptional and highly important small gilt bronze astronomical eight-day carriage clock built on the principles of the "Garde Temps", with jeweled lever escapement, quarter-repeating, alarm, phases of the moon, and digital calendar, in original leather fitted box. Accompanied by a certificate. Multi-piece, "Empire", glazed on four sides and the top, four Doric type columns, one on each corner, with florally chased entablatures and bases, hinged front and back doors for access to the dial and the movement, engine-turned top with glazed center, pivoted handle with lion’s head hinges, four engine-turned gilt bun feet. Gilt brass engine-turned plate with aperture at the top for the silver hour and minute chapters with champlevé radial Roman numerals, outer minute dot divisions, engine-turned center with aperture for the phases of the moon with its age scale on the edge. Blued steel Breguet hands. Below winding aperture, to the right alarm setting and winding apertures in rose gold cartouche, at the lower part three apertures for the days of the week, date and months with year aperture just above the date. Rectangular, 95 x 60 mm, brass, going barrel, 5-wheel train, straight line calibrated lever escapement set as an integral part of the train (without platform), with pallet fork having sapphire insert for the pallets, draw on both pallets, larger on the exit, circu
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
