6,325 CHF
Yver a Angoulesme (Angoulême), France, circa 1700. Very fine leather-covered gilt brass single-hand oignon alarm watch with option for damping the sound, wound through the center. Two-body, oignon, leather-clad, pierced on the band for sound, fine extension ring for the movement engravedwith scrolling, pushbutton at 1 o’clock for damping the alarm. Silver ring, bold champlevé radial Romannumerals, inner quarter-hour ring, center with silver alarm disc with Arabic numerals and steel "tulip" pointerindicating hours, blued steel "index" alarm setting hand. 41 mm, hinged, gilt full plate with turn baluster pil-lars,fusee and chain, verge escapement with steel balance and short balance spring, large cock pierced andengraved with unusual spiral pattern.Signed on the back plate, bell signed "B200".Diam. 55 mm. Notes Abraham Yver Was active during the end of the 17th century. Tardy says that "his watches had a great reputation throughout the kingdom".
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24