Lot n° 45
The matt and burnished gilt bronze case surmounted by a cast urn with ram's head mounts and draped laurel wreaths, over an arched top and pinecone finials on concave pedestals supported by four finely cast putto, the sides with pierced sunflower frets, the front with a tied laurel wreath protecting a lattice-framed observation window. All raised on a shaped base with burnished Vitruvian scroll fret and applied floral bosses. Stamped ST. GERMAIN above the solid rear door. The 4.5 inch white enamel dial framed by a bold laurel wreath bezel with black enamel Arabic five-minute makers framing the minute track with gilt highlights and Roman hour numerals, signed to the centre Martin, A Paris with engraved pierced gilt hands and offset winding squares. The movement with circular plates with flattened lower edge and repeat signature to the backplate, with external star count wheel (the hours individually numbered), the backcock converted from silk suspension to a Brocot style, (now lacking its pendulum), striking the hours on a bell mounted to the backplate. 53cms (21ins) high.
We care about your data privacy. Read our Privacy Policy.
This website uses cookies to recognize and secure the customer journey and site login, as well as to analyze our traffic and improve our services. Our partners may also deposit cookies in order to offer you additional services such as video playback. It is possible that our partners will aggregate this data with other information you may have provided to them elsewhere, or that they have collected from other websites. You have the option to accept, refuse, or customize the use of non-essential cookies on our site.