11,875 CHF
L’Epée - Tourbillon Carriage Clock with Calendar & Moon Phase L’Epée, France, No. 92100327. Made in a limited number in the late 20th century. Fine, gold-plated, 8-day going, hour and half-hour striking and repeating carriage clock with one-minute tourbillon regulator, duo-date calendar, alarm moon phases and lunar calendar. Accompanied by a L’Epée box and key. Gold plated, "gorge", polished, glazed sides and back door, the top glazed to view the escapement, hinged carrying handle. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, Arabic five-minute numerals, alarm setting, date and days of the week dials below, aperture for the moon phases with lunar calendar on the edge. Blued steel Breguet hands. Rectangular, gilt brass, four pillars, going barrels for the going and striking trains, 11 jewels, straight-line lever escapement mounted on a polished gilt one-minute tourbillon carriage, foliate pierced and engraved platform, monometallic balance, flat balance spring, shock absorber, index regulator, foliate engraved gilt bridge. Dial and movement signed. Dim. 14.3 x 9.7 x 8.6 cm. excluding handle. Notes Carriage clocks with tourbillon regulators are very rare, L’Epee made this model in a limited series and it is particularly attractive, presented in a classic gorge case. The movement has decorated bridges for the tourbillon and is further enhanced by the addition of calendar and phases of the moon.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2011-05-15
