Lot n° 64
Estimation :
500 - 600
EUR
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Result
: 3 200EUR
In the taste of Ludovico Manelli, Italy, Bologna, and the st - Lot 64
In the taste of Ludovico Manelli, Italy, Bologna, and the style of the last third of the 17th century. Nüremberg silver egg watch featuring mythological scenes, including Saturn in the center of the dial within animal and flower friezes, Diana above the dial, Cupid below and Neptune on the back. On the case's belt, Ceres and Phoebus are set in interlaced foliage and flowers. Roman numerals, single hand. Tulip hinge. One hinge. Tilting movement signed and located, cock (missing the supplied balance wheel) of the racket type with pierced decoration of flowers, echoed on the plate by another pierced decoration in the pattern ending with a raptor's head. Escapement with verge, meeting wheel and spindle (chain missing). Worked baluster pillars. As is.
Size of movement: 5.34 x 4.4 x 1.2 cm; case (without hinge or bezel): 5.75 cm x 4.9 cm. Other movements and works by this watchmaker, notably the nocturne clock, are preserved at the Musée d'art et d'histoire de Genève.
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