Sold for:
9,200 CHF
9,200 CHF
David du Chemin A Rouen, circa 1640. Fine gilt brass pre-balance spring, single-hand pendant watch. Two-body, "bassine" with curved-in edge, formed of eight lobes engraved with repeated pattern, round pen-dant,loose ring. Gilt brass, champlevé radial Roman numerals, half-hour markers. Blued steel "arrowhead"hand. 29 mm, hinged, gilt brass full plate, turned baluster pillars, fusee and gut, short train, verge escape-ment,circular iron foliot, irregular cock secured by a screw, pierced and engraved gilt brass click for the ratchet-wheelmainspring set-up.Signed on the back plate.Diam. 34 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-04-24
