Description
BREGUET
Westminster Carillon Clock
Circa: 1925.
Case: wall-mounted case in moulded and carved walnut, arched pediment surmounted by a finial, fluted columns on either side, solid door at the bottom.
Dial: white enamel signed Breguet 831, painted Arabic numerals in the Art Deco style, railway-track minute scale, three winding holes at 4 o’clock, 6 o’clock and 8 o’clock.
Hands: blued steel.
Glass: domed mineral glass.
Movement: mechanical, hand-wound with a key, three gear trains, damascened brass plates, quarter-hour chime to the tune of Westminster and hour chime.
Set: accompanied by a letter from the Breguet manufacture certifying the watch’s authenticity and its entry in the registers: ‘831: Renaissance-style clock, in walnut, Westminster chime movement, enamelled dial. Sold on 26 February 1925 to Mr Margerand for the price of 2,800 francs.’
We would like to thank Emmanuel Breguet for his kind cooperation.
Dimensions: 100 x 46 x 26 cm.
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Lot description modified on 09/29/2026 at 10:56 AM
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