Important Collectors Wristwatches, P...
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 137
C. Deriaz P., Swiss. Dated 1844. Extremely fine and rare, watchmaker?s bench with thread-cutting lathe, two tailstocks, polishing stone and calibrated degree guide.
CHF 16,000 - 20,000
EUR 10,000 - 12,000 / USD 13,000 - 15,000
Sold: CHF 24,780
Rectangular, hardwood with stop-fluted legs, the top inset with a polishing stone and mounted with a brass calibrated angle degree guide
signed "Holtzapffel & Co., London", steel lined slot allowing the lathe and stocks to slide, treadle-operated lathe with large hardwood
wheel, leather rope and wooden pulley wheel with graduated slots, glass oil sump, face plate with screw adjusted clamp.
Bench signed and dated.
Dim. 97 x 132 x 50 cm.
Good condition
Notes
The present lot is unusually high quality and was probably made for a very prestigous workshop or as a working showpiece for the manufacturer.