127,800 CHF
Lovers' Promenade Attributed to Jaquet Droz, Geneva circa 1775. Exceptionally fine and extremely rare 20K gold and painted on enamel musical carillon watch playing three tunes. Two-body, "Louis XV", back painted on enamel without over-glaze with a scene in oval depicting a young woman strolling with her suitor in a park, border with translucent imperial blue enamel cartouches over flinqué, pierced for sound, bezel en suite, extended hinge. White enamel, secured by a single screw at 12, Roman numerals, outer minute divisions with large five-minute Arabic markers. Gold "Louis XV" hands. 37.5 mm., gilt brass, half-plate two tier, cylindrical pillars, cylinder esapement, brass escape wheel, three-arm steel balance with flat balance spring controlled by Joseph Bosley type regulator, continental pierced and engraved cock, musical movement activated by depressing the pendant which wind the spring via fusee-like chain, pinned drum cylinder designed for three tunes changed automatically after each play, carillon of five bells and five hammers with adjustable stop levers for fine music tuning, most of the musical train set in the lower tier, fly governor withtwo adjustable wings for regulating the tempo.Case punched "20K" and "T.F/O"Diam. 46 mm. Notes One of the earliest carillon watches that can be attributed to Jaquet Droz, indisputable master of them. It is of very high quality with special attention paid to details such as regulation of the tempo and securing the ste
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-06-14
