CHAYETTE et CHEVAL
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BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. An Essay on Clockmaking, in which this …
See original version (French)
2
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BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. An Essay on Clockmaking, in which this …
See original version (French)
Estimate €900 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
BERTHOUD, Ferdinand. An Essay on Clockmaking, in which this art is discussed in relation to civil use, astronomy and navigation, establishing principles confirmed by experience, 2nd edition, 2 vols., Paris 1786. In-4°, contemporary sheepskin binding, wear, rounded corners, red-edged pages, p. liv (pp. xl to (xlviii numbered xvii to xxiv) + [ii, Author’s Preface] + 477 + [xi]; viii + with 38 folding plates. A few foxing spots.
PROVENANCE
Debaurt de Jonghe
(signature on the flyleaf of each volume).
Second edition, identical to the first, of the most comprehensive overview of watchmaking of the period.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
THE MECHANISMS OF TIME: WATCHMAKING AND RELATED SCIENCES
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Auction time
10/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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