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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Apr 24, 1999

LOT 54

Swiss, made in the area of Neuchatel, circa 1790. Fine gilt bronze Grande and Petite Sonnerie striking, quarter repeating Pendule d'Officiers with alarm.

CHF 12,000 - 14,000

C. Gilt bronze, with paw feet, engine-turned bezel, the pediment with applied foliage decoration, side panels applied with fleurons, folding serpent handle at the top. D. White enamel with Breguet numerals. Blued steel hands. M. Circular gilt brass with cylindrical pillars, fusee with chain, verge escapement, steel three-arm balance, flat balance cock, gilt brass plain continental cock with polished steel end-piece. Quarter striking and repeating on two bells with the striking train fitted on the back plate, cord released for repeating at will; pull wound alarm, striking on a bell, Grande/Petite sonnerie, Strike/Silent lever in the base. Dim. 23.5 x 12.5x 8 cm.


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Grading System
Grade: A

Good
Case: 3

Good
Movement: *3

Good

Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense
Dial: 22-04

Later original

HANDS Later

Notes

With the striking work fitted on the back plate, the movement of this clock is characteristic of the Neuchatel production. Several clocks of this type were produced in the area of Neuchatel and La Chaux-de-Fonds towards the end of the 18th century. They often carry the signature of important makers such as Courvoisier, Dubois, Robert or Georges.