18,170 CHF
“Baronne De Grantham” Breguet, Hor. ger De La Marine Royale, No. 4157, sold to Baronne de Grantham on June 27, 1823 for 1420 Francs. Very fine, small and rare, platinum and yellow gold Montre Simple Excentrique, pendant watch with ruby cylinder escapement, Breguet short gold chain and ratchet key. Four-body, "forme quatre baguettes", by Tavernier, engine-turned back and borders and platinum band, gold detachable cuvette. Double-link chain and double-ended ratchet key. Silver, eccentric, champlevé radial Roman numerals on brushed chapter ring, outer dot minute divisions, engine-turned center and outer border. Gold Breguet hands. 31 mm., gilt brass, hanging barrel, ruby cylinder escapement, gold three-arm balance, blued steel flat balance spring, jeweled balance and escape wheel, pare-chute on the top balance wheel pivot, blued steel “anchor” regulator. Dial and cuvette signed. Diam. 35 mm. Notes Provenance: Thomas Robinson, 3rd Baron Grantham and subsequently 2nd Earl de Grey of Wrest (1781–1859). Lord Grantham a “nobleman of great wealth and fine temper”, he was a collector, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and, towards the end of his life, President of the Society of Architects. In 1803–4 he spent over £3,000 with Garrard’s.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2005-11-13
