Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Oct 23, 2011

LOT 171

L?EPEE, TWO TONE MOZART LIMITED EDITION CALENDAR AND MUSICAL CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH ALARM L?Epée, France, No.013/100. Made in a limited edition of 100 examples in the late 20th century. Fine, gold and silver plated, 8-day going, hour and halfhour striking, minute repeating, musical carriage clock with day-date calendar, alarm, and subsidiary seconds. Accompanied by a fitted L?Epée box, key and cleaning cloth.

C. Gold plated, "gorge", polished, canted base and upper, 4 squared silvered pillars, glazed sides and back door, the top glazed to view the escapement, hinged carrying handle. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions, Arabic fi ve-minute numerals, alarm setting, date and days of the week dials below, subsidiary seconds above. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Rectangular, gilt brass, plain pillars, going barrels for the going, striking and alarm trains, 11 jewels, straight-line platform lever escapement, monometallic balance, selfcompensating fl at balance spring, index regulator. Dial and movement signed, case numbered. Dim. 15.5 x 10.5 x 9.5 cm. excluding handle