56,640 CHF
"The Landmarks of Paris" Eugène Bornand & Cie. , Sainte Croix, No. 14081. Made circa 1850. Very fine and extremely rare, gilt brass, 8-day going, musical automaton mantel clock in the “chinoiserie” style, with hour and half-hour striking, playing a selection of two tunes on the hour or at will, rosewood base with glass shade. Notes This clock was recently fully overhauled. Bornand The Bornand family, originally from Sainte Croix, Switzerland, was particularly known for its mechanical musical movements. One of its members, A. Bornand, was also a finisher of complicated and high quality watches toward the end of the 19th century. He was a “régleur” for the firm H. Capt. Eugène Bornand certainly another member of the Bornand dynasty, was recorded as working during the latter half of the 19th century. He is known, among other things, for enamel and gold pendant watches. Dictionnaire des horlogers genevois, by Osvaldo Patrizzi, Antiquorum Editions, 1998.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2006-10-15
