20,700 CHF
Cabrier, London, Friedberg (Germany), made for the English Market, circa 1760. Very fine repousse silver, quarter repeating coach watch with alarm. Double body, Louis XV, the bezel pierced and chased with foliage and rocaille decoration, the back repousse with a scene depicting "Aryan and Bacchus" with outer rocaille decoration, the border pierced and chased with foliage. Silver champleve with Roman numerals, outer Arabic minute ring with arched divisions, inner revolving alarm setting disc. Brass hands. Hinged gilt brass full plate with turned baluster pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, plain steel three-arm balance, flat balance spring, tine English type gilt brass cock pierced and engraved with inhabited foliage. Pull wind repeating and alarm trains with gilt brass fixed barrels engraved with geometrical decoration. striking on a bell. Signed on the back plate. Diam. 98 mm. Notes Previously in the collection ofMadame C.......this pair of watches was sold in Paris at the Hotel Drouot on 3 February 1949, lot 18. Fine example of a coach watch made in Friedberg for the English Market. Friedberg watchmakers were specialised in the production of repeating and striking watches. From the early years of the 18th century, they were producing watches and coach watches with quarter, half quarter and even minute repeating mechanisms and selling them in all Europe. The cases, often of very high quality were produced in Augsburg and their movements were according to the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1997-10-18
