CHAYETTE et CHEVAL
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Silver ‘onion-shaped’ staff watch with a repeater, marked ‘D…
See original version (French)
59
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Silver ‘onion-shaped’ staff watch with a repeater, marked ‘D…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Silver ‘onion-shaped’ staff watch with a repeater, marked ‘Dufour à Paris’.
Early 18th century.
White enamel dial, Roman numerals for the hours on raised dots, Arabic numerals for the minutes, two silver hands cut in the shape of fleurs-de-lis. Gilded brass movement, openwork and engraved silver cock, regulator disc on a silver rack, Egyptian pillars with silver caps, verge escapement, fusee with chain, strike repeater. Case in openwork, chiselled and engraved silver. Diameter 5.7 cm.
PROVENANCE
Formerly in the Léon Leroy collection
Chaette & Cheval auction, 6 December 2000, lot 277
Expert: Anthony TURNER
See original version (French)
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About the sale
THE MECHANISMS OF TIME: WATCHMAKING AND RELATED SCIENCES
Auction location
Auction time
10/09/2026 at 2:00 PM
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