233,000 CHF
“Madame Polovtsoff” Breguet, No. 1083, sold to Madame Polovtsoff (Polovtsov) on December 28, 1893 for 2,400 Francs. Very fine and very rare, silver "hump-back", eight day going, Grande and Petite Sonnerie striking and repeating carriage clock with alarm, original silver-mounted key and the original Breguet gold-tooled red morocco traveling case. Three-body, “hump-back”, polished with hinged bezel and back door. Four bun-feet and silver chain handle. Silver with radial Roman numerals, outer minute track with five-minute Arabic numerals, concentric inner alarm setting ring with gold hand, engine-turned center. Blued steel "spade" hands. Gilt brass engine-turned dial plate with signature and number plaques. "Hump-back", 13 x 10.5 cm., full plate, cylindrical pillars, two going barrels for going and striking trains and barrel for the alarm, platform with straight line "moustache" lever escapement, cut bimetallic compensation balance with Breguet balance spring, quarter repeating and striking on two gongs, Grande and Petite Sonnerie/Silent selection lever on the backplate, repeating button on the top. Dial signed. Dim. Height 15,5 cm., width 12 cm. Notes The red morocco traveling box bears a paper label for the Polish retailer, F. Woroniecki, W. Warszawie, No. 107623. Top quality carriage clocks were amongst the most expensive pieces produced by Breguet. Breguet, the inventor of the carriage clock, did not make very many. Only about 200 carriage clocks are mentioned
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-04-02
