69,000 CHF
A Monsieur Crivelli Watch No. 4455, sold on 14 Novembre 1827, for the sum of 1800 Francs, with a supplement of 40 Francs for a gold key. Small silver and gold "simple" watch with single hand and calendar apperture . Original gold Breguet chain and ratchet key. Notes History: According to the repair books, this watch was returned for overhaul at the request of Gaetano Crivelli on 21 June 1830. Upon his death in 1836, it was passed down through the family, probably to his eldest son Domenico (a composer), for it was offered back to Breguet on 30 November 1851, only shortly after the death of Domenico, by a certain Joseph Crivelli, who was most likely his son. Bought back by Breguet for 417 Francs, the watch was resold on the same day, under the No. 710, to a Monsieur Forest, for the sum of 1000 Francs. On 2 May 1903, a third certificate was issued to Desoutter, Breguet's agent in London at the time. Provenance: Formerly in the collection of the late T.P. Camerer Cuss. Literature: Illustrated and described in T.P. Camerer Cuss, The Country Life Book of Watches, London 1967, p.67, col.pl. IV, and in T.A. Camerer Cuss, Antique Watches, Woodbridge, 1976, p.206-207, pl.124. Note: This watch may be wound, set to time, regulated and adjusted to the correct date, all without the need to open the case. The original double-ended male key with a pivoted bar accompanies the watch and is separately itemised in the sale books with a cost price of 40 Francs. The conventional end of Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1991-04-14
