Horas non numero nisi serenas

Horas non numero nisi serenas. Ateliers Juvenia, La Chaux-de-Fonds and Paris, No. 21701, enamel painted by Richay, sold to David Zork, Chicago, circa 1925. Exceptionally fine painted on enamel, black marble and gilt bronze, 8-day going desk clock probably made for the 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia. Two panels of a triptych, very finely painted on enamel in the Limoges style, the right one depicting a lady in medieval dress stand-ing against a starry sky, to the right a young man, hinged to reveal the dial. The reversEto the right a man in the countryside on a cloud-less and sunny day, to the left a gentleman pointing at a bird,rectangular marble base and top. In the center of the triptych, painted on enamel in the Limoges style, three ladies in medieval dress,one holding a falcon, one with a dog and a third holding an apple, white Roman numerals. Elaborate gilt hands. Notes Watches and clocks especially made for Universal Exhibitions are rare. Juvenia exhibited at various Exhibitions and was awarded a number of prizes. At the 1914 Swiss National Exhibition, Juvenia exhibited the smallest single-tier movement in the world. At the 1925 Paris Art Deco Exhibition, the company showed enameled watches that were praised for "their simplicity". The following year they pre- sented a clock in the grand style, with a triptych enamel painting signed by Richay, the present clock. The movement was made in the La Chaux-de-Fonds workshop and the case Read more…