115,000 HKD
Piguet & Meylan, Geneva, No. 974, circa 1820. Very fine 18K gold and enamel musical snuff box. three-body, rectangular, canted corners, the lid centered with a repoussé gold classical bust of a man on azure enamel, small gold oval frame engraved with laurel-leaf wreath, whole on engine-turned background, azure and white enamel borders, side panels and base en suite. 80 x 50 mm, brass, thin, sur plateau, fixed barrel wound with male key, 7-wheel train with the disc being the 3rd, 4-arm pinion-and-fly regulator, two sets of 14 tuned vibrating blades on each side of the pinned disk.Punched with maker’s mark on the movement, case punched with French prestige marks.Diam. 95 x 52 x 20 mm. Notes Piguet & Meylan. Both originally from the village of Le Chenit in the Vallée de Joux, Isaac Daniel Piguet (1775-1841) and Philippe Samuel Meylan 1772-1845) came to Geneva as young men, and formed a partnership which lasted from1811 to 1828. The company specialized in elaborate and beautifully decorated musical watches, including skeleton and automaton watches, and mechanical animals. The firm was established at 45, rue Rousseau in Geneva. After their association came to an end, both Piguet and Meylan continued for some time to work with their sons.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2004-06-06
