5,290 CHF
Leroy & Cie. , 13 et 15, Galerie Montpensier, Paris, circa 1900.Fine and unusual gilt and silvered bronze, eight-day going keyless small timepiece à cercle tournant, with a small statuette representing Joan of Arc, in original fitted box. Silvered cylindrical stand with applied gold rims and moulded base supporting the gilt statue of Joan of Arc. Chapter ring with Arabic numeral revolving around the base. Gilt bronze fleur-de-lys pointer. 20’’’, gilt brass, bar calibre with five wheel train and going barrel, 8 jewels, cylinder escapement, plain brass three-arm balance, flat balance spring with regulator.Height 130 mm. Notes According to the signature on the fitted box: Fabrique d’Horlogerie L. Leroy & Cie., Véritable Ancienne Maison Le Roy & Fils - Horlogers de la Marine, 7, Boulevard de la Madeleine, Fondée en 1785. 13-15, Palais Royal, Paris 1900, this charming timepiece was sold soon after the firm moved, just in time for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, from the Palais Royal to the Boulevard de la Madeleine. The court case between Leroy & Cie, from the Galerie Montpensier and Le Roy & Fils (Thomas Garnier), frm the Galerie de Vallois, was then far from being solved as attested by the mention “Véritable Ancienne...” in the signature.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
