55,200 CHF
Jacques Duduiet A Bloys, circa 1640. Very fine and rare silver pre-balance watch. Double body, entirely decorated with tapering flutes, the pattern continuing over the bezel. Ring supporting the glass retained by claws. Loose-ring pendant. Hinged silver plate located by four lugs and entirely engraved with elaborate summer flowers in low relief on a hatched ground. Applied gilt chapter ring with Roman hour numerals and half hour divisions. Single florally engraved gilt hand. Circular gilt full plate with turned balluster pillars, gut fusee, three wheel train with verge escapementand plain two arm steel balance without spring. Irregular pierced and florally engraved balance cocksecured by a pin, ratchet wheel set up cock en suite with blued-steel wheel and click spring.Dim. 45mm. diam. Notes Jacques Duduiet the first of Blois. Born 1599, married at the Temple in 1639, renounced his Mastership in 1645 and died in 1646. Examples of this form of fluted case made in France in the first half of the 17th century exist but the watch now offered for sale is of somewhat larger size than usual.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02
