Important Watches, Wristwatches and C...
Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 25, 1993
LOT 28
Fx. Foucaud à Paris, Swiss, circa 1830. Fine and rare 18 ct. gold set, including a very large hunting cased, quarter repeating musical watch, two musical seals, a musical key and a long and heavy chain, in original red Morocco fitted box.
CHF 40,000 - 50,000
C. Four body, "forme quatre baguettes", engine-turned, the bezels chased with a floral decoration. Gold cuvette. D. White enamel with Roman numerals. Gold Breguet hands. M. GiIt brass, double train, with going barrels, inverted cylinder escapement, three arm plain steel balance, flat balance spring. Pin- disc musical train with 20 vibrating steel blades. Repeating on gongs with pulltwist piston on the pendant. Signed on the cuvette. Diam. 62 mm. Two garnet set musical seals with champleve enamelled decoration, the movement with pin-cylinder and seven vibrating steel blades. A gold turquoise set musical key, fully chased with a floral decoration, the movement with pin-disc and vibrating steel blades. Heavy long and large gold "sautoir" In good condition.
