20,000 CHF
ELEIH - VIRTUE & VICE Jean Eleih, London, No. 267, the case signed Brigtoche. Made in Friedberg, circa 1740. Extremely fine and rare, large, repoussé silver, four-train coach watch with hour and quarter striking and repeating, date, alarm and the original silver-mounted and shagreen outer case. Two-body, very finely pierced, chased and engraved with asymmetric scrollwork, bezel decorated to match, the back with a scene of Hercules and perhaps Minerva with Cupid and figures representing vices behind, military trophy below, strike/silent lever in the dial plate, pendant with loose barrel and ring. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track and Arabic five minute numerals, date aperture above 6, inner enamel alarm disc with Arabic numerals and half and quarter hour markers. Fine pierced blued steel hands. 81 mm., gilt, full-plate, square baluster pillars, fusee with chain, foliate engraved spring barrels for the striking, repeating and alarm trains, polished steel hammers, verge escapement, three-arm brass balance, blued steel flat balance-spring, very finely pierced, chased and engraved backplate furniture, polished steel endplate with faceted red endstone, calibrated silver regulator disc, trip quarter repeating, striking and alarm on a bell in the back of the case, with independent trains for quarters and hours, a lever for silence/strike. Movement signed, case signed Brigtoche. Notes DIAM. 128 mm. This watch, a very fine example of its type with beauti
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2013-11-10