14,950 CHF
Fatton, Elève de Breguet, London, No. 30, circa 1850. Fine, rare, and very large mahogany transportable night clock. Rectangular with gilt bronze engine-turned bezel, with conical feet and top handle, smoke funnel behind with a gilt brass engine-turned shutter. Location for the candie on the back door. ranslucent glass chapter ring with applied gold Roman numerals, gilt brass engine-turned centre plate. Blued-steel "pear" hands. Circular gilt brass full plate, partly skeletonised, with cylindrical pillars, going barrel, cylinder escapement, plain brass threearm balance, flat balance spring. signed on the gold oval cartouche applied on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 29 x 18,5 x 13 cm. Notes By the time this clock was made, night cloks were extremely rare, even more so for a trasportable
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1993-11-14
