100,300 CHF
"Le Prince de Beauveau Père" Breguet, No. 904, sold to Mr. Meaux on 5 Frimaire, An 13 (November 26, 1806), for 840 francs, re-sold to Mr. A. Bouchet on April 10, 1821 for 450 francs and re-sold to S.A. le Prince de Beauveau père on August 3, 1821 for 1,040 Francs. Very fine and extremely rare, large, silver and gold "Souscription à tact" pocket watch with ruby cylinder escapement. Three-body, “Empire”, silver, engine turned, gold bezels, pendant and à tact hand, engine-turned band with gold touch pieces, the interiors of the covers with engraved presentation inscriptions. Gilt metal dust cover. White enamel, by Borel (No.9), outer Breguet numerals and inner five-minute track, secret signature below 12. Blued-steel pointer hand. Notes The inscriptions engraved inside the covers of this watch read as follows: Louis de Beauvau, Prince de Craon et du St. Empire, Décédé à Paris, le 10 Juillet, 1868. Donnée à Henri du Potet par la Princesse de Craon, Juin 1869, Souvenir d'Amitie. Literature: The present watch is illustrated in "The Art of Breguet", George Daniels, 1975, color plate 10. For a note about souscription watches, see pages 32 - 33. Charles Juste François Victurnien de Beauvau-Craon, Prince of Beauvau, Spanish Grandee, (1793 - 1864) The Beauvaus are an old and important family, originally from the Anjou region. In 1824, Charles de Beauvau-Craon purchased the château de Sainte-Assise. He participated in the campaigns of the end of the First Empire, and was a S
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
