Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1870. Fine brass planting tool.
Three pairs of vertical dead centers, each with separate horizontal slide with micrometric adjustments, one with angular, single dog clamp, three brass legs with holes for screws. Dim. 17 x 19 cm.
Grading System: 
CHF 4,000 - 6,000
EUR 2,800 - 4,200
USD 2,400 - 3,600
Sold: CHF 10,925
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1840. Fine brass and steel large face-plate machine.
Centering plate with three dog clamps, spring-loaded centering post, driven by a large wheel through two pulleys, two-directional slide rest controlled by micrometric screw, angular cutter adjustment, later wooden base. Dim. 29 x 55 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,700 - 2,000
USD 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 9,200
Cast base with an arm for sliding lever driving the pulley which in turn drives the arbor turns, vice for Jacob turns. Stamped with the maker?s mark. Dim. 16 x 50 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 1,500 - 2,000
EUR 1,000 - 1,400
USD 900 - 1,200
Sold: CHF 3,450
C.S. Swiss, circa 1920. Fine and rare cast iron and brass pivot polishing machine.
Cast base painted in black, vice in the front for small brass turns, polisher with dead centers with a handle in front, rack at the back, with rectangular cross-section for keeping the angle, driving a pulley, adjustable height of the pulley assembly. Stamped with maker?s mark on the bed. Dim. 15 x 50 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 1,800 - 2,500
EUR 1,200 - 1,700
USD 1,100 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 5,290
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1860. Fine brass and steel face-plate machine.
Centering plate with three dog clamps, spring-loaded centering post, driven by two-wheel transmission with a crank lever (missing handle), two-directional slide rest controlled by micrometric screw, angular cutter adjustment, T-rest, later wooden base. Dim. 22 x 35 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 2,000 - 2,500
EUR 1,400 - 1,700
USD 1,200 - 1,500
Sold: CHF 5,750
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1840. Fine small brass wheel-cutting machine.
Small with dividing plate set for odd number of teeth; 19, 21, 23, 26 (=13 x 2), 27, reverse for 86, spring-loaded direct locking arm with thumb loop, pivoted ?fast? cutting arm with angular and horizontal adjustments and ?stop? adjustable screw set on a slide controlled by a knurled nut without a scale, three steel feet with holes for screws. Dim. Height 15 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,800
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 5,175
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1820. Fine brass wheel-cutting machine.
Dividing plate set for 28, 48, 50, 54, 66, 62 (for date), 72, 78, 116, 120, 160, 280 covering most needs, blank reverse, spring-loaded non-direct locking arm with a thumb loop, pivoted ?fast? cutting arm with angular and horizontal adjustments and ?stop? adjustable screw set on a slide controlled by a crank lever without a scale, three steel feet. Dim. 30 x 30 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 4,500 - 6,000
EUR 3,000 - 4,000
USD 2,700 - 3,500
Sold: CHF 7,475
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1850. Fine and rare brass large face-plate machine.
Cone-fit brass centering plate with three dog clamps, spring-loaded centering post, driven from a pulley, two-directional slide rest, angular cutter adjustment, later wooden base. Dim. 24 x 44 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,800
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 7,475
A.G. Jeanneret, Mecanissien, Locle, circa 1870. Fine brass and steel face plate machine.
Centering plate with three dog clamps, spring-loaded centering post, driven from a large pulley through a small transmission one, two-directional slide rest, for cutting feed with a crank lever, for depth feed with a knurled nut, angular cutter holder adjustment, simple tailstock, later wooden base. Dim. 30 x 56cm.
Grading System:
CHF 1,500 - 2,000
EUR 1,000 - 1,400
USD 900 - 1,200
Sold: CHF 6,325
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1880. Interesting brass rounding-up tool with unusual pulley.
Vertical tool slide operated by a lever with two ?stop? screws, material slide with knurled nut, large cast-iron pulley, counter pulley on the other side with a T-rest, later mahogany base. Dim. 35 x 45 mm.
Grading System:
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,700 - 2,400
USD 1,500 - 2,000
Sold: CHF 1,955
Fine oak and polar small bench with small round hardwood adjustable stool.
Flat top, column of 10 drawers below on the right side, one drawer to the left, wide shallow drawer in the middle, molded base, left side of solid panel. 82 x 81cm.
Grading System:
CHF 5,000 - 7,000
EUR 3,500 - 4,800
USD 3,000 - 4,200
Sold: CHF 6,900
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1820 Fine brass and steel fusee-cutting machine.
Head screw with a crank lever moves the cutting tool bracket via a pivoted steel lever, the amount of linear displacement is controlled by adjusting the art of the pivoted lever by a knurled screw in the front, wooden base. Dim. 20 x 20 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 8,000 - 10,000
EUR 5,500 - 6,800
USD 4,800 - 6,000
Sold: CHF 11,500
Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1920. Fine brass and steel rounding up tool.
Large crank lever wheel with adjustable pulley on a vertical lever, horizontal slide controlled by a knurled nut, wooden base. Dim. 25 x 26 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 1,000 - 1,500
EUR 700 - 1,000
USD 600 - 900
Sold: CHF 5,175
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1860. Fine brass and steel face-plate machine.
Centering plate with three dog clamps, spring-loaded centering post, driven by two-wheel transmission with a crank lever, two-directional slide rest controlled by micrometric screw, angular cutter adjustment, T-rest, later wooden base. Dim. 22 x 35 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 2,500 - 3,000
EUR 1,700 - 2,100
USD 1,500 - 1,800
Sold: CHF 9,200
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1850. Fine and rare brass wheel-cutting machine.
Dividing plate set for: 11, 13, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 28, 48, 50, 54, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 92, 94, 96, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 360, 365, 366, covering most needs, blank reverse, spring-loaded direct locking arm with a thumb loop, pivoted ?fast? cutting arm with angular and horizontal adjustments and ?stop? adjustable screw set on a slide controlled by a crank lever without a scale, three steel feet with holes for screws. Dim. 25 x 35 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,200 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 19,550
E.F., Swiss or French, circa 1880. Fine and very rare brass wheel-cutting machine.
Dividing plate set for 37, 46, 54, 58, 66, 70, 76, 84, 86, 90, blank reverse, spring-loaded direct locking arm, vertical slide for the cutter holder, horizontal slide with a stop screw, cutting arm with angular adjustment, brass leg with three-hole base for screws, wooden base. Signed E.F. No. 1 and Ste No. 20. Dim. 30 x 27 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,200 - 5,500
USD 3,500 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 17,250
Unsigned, Swiss, circa 1920. Fine brass and steel rounding-up tool.
Large crank lever wheel with adjustable pulley, vertical slide controlled by a knurled nut, horizontal slide controlled by a lever and a stop adjustable screw, wooden base with a drawer with complete set of cutters by Carpano, some by Bretton, holders and turns. Dim. 28 x 32 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 1,200 - 1,600
EUR 800 - 1,100
USD 700 - 950
Sold: CHF 6,325
Brass centering plate with three dog clamps, spring-loaded centering post, driven from a pulley, two-directional slide rest, angular cutter adjustment, T-rest, later wooden base. The bed is pivoted to be held vertically for precision setting and possible vertical work. Dim. 34 x 45cm.
Grading System:
CHF 3,000 - 4,000
EUR 2,000 - 2,700
USD 1,800 - 2,400
Sold: CHF 7,475
Unsigned, Swiss or French, circa 1840. Fine brass and steel large face-plate machine.
Centering plate with three dog clamps, spring-loaded centering post, driven by a large wheel through two pulleys, two-directional slide rest controlled by micrometric screw with calibrated scale from 1 to 12 for the depth movement, angular cutter adjustment, T-rest, tail stock, later wooden base. Dim. 32 x 51 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 2,500 - 3,500
EUR 1,700 - 2,400
USD 1,500 - 2,100
Sold: CHF 8,625
Probably Swiss, circa 1930. Fine mahogany watchmaker?s bench.
Thick top with raised edges, five drawers below on each side, single drawer in the middle, ebonized knobs. 132 x 84 cm.
Grading System:
CHF 6,000 - 8,000
EUR 4,200 - 5,500
USD 3,600 - 4,800
Sold: CHF 13,800