143,750 CHF
Lépine, Horloger du Roy, Invenit et Fecit, No. 1342, specially made for the wedding of the Comte de Provence in 1771, sold for 2600 Livres. Highly important 18 ct. three colour gold paircased diamond-set, dumb quarter- repeating, keyless pump-winding watch, with double virgule escapement, bearing the Paris hallmarks for 1770. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Louis XVI diamond-set hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate cylindrical pillars, so-called "calibre de transition du deuxième type", used by Lepine for most of his watches with special escapements. going-barrel, double virgule escapement, visible through an aperture on the back plate, with plain brass threearm-balance, flat balance spring and polished steel end-piece. Repeating on the case by depressing the pendant. Keyless pump-winding by depressing the pendant after twisting to the right. Signed on the dial and the movement. In perfect condition. Diam. 47 mm. Notes This watch was specially made for the wedding of the Comte de Provence, brother of Louis XVI, and subsequently King of France as Louis XVIII (1814- 1815 and 1815-1824) - Archives Nationales, Document 0 3031- Mariage du Comte de Provence: Par ordre de Monsieur de la Ferté, Intendant général des menus plaisirs Du Roy. Fournit par Lépine, Horloger du Roi, une montre d'or à répétition, se remontant sans clef, gravée d'une figure représentant l'Offrande de l'Amour à l'Amitié, dans un médaillon orné de guirlandes de larier,
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1993-11-14
