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Sat 04 May

JOHN CURTIS, London N° 2804 Mid 18th century. Double-cased gold watch with repoussé decoration and stingray-covered outer case. Smooth gold inner case, double case with repoussé decoration depicting a mythological scene, outer case sheathed in stingray. White enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes, railroad minute track. Movement with key winding, verge escapement, fusée and chain, Continental-style chased and openworked cock, signed and numbered. Watch diameter: 38.5 mm. Diameter ( Protection ): 54 mm Gross weight: 109.00 g. With key Provenance : Personal collection of a former jeweler-watchmaker in the Avignon region, by descent to the current owner. A gold pocket watch Provenance: Personal collection of a jeweler-watchmaker in Avignon area, by descent to the current owner. CONDITION REPORT: Movement operational at time of cataloguing. Good condition. One visible scratch on the dial at 1 o'clock. Well-preserved movement (probably restored by its previous owner, a watchmaker). CONDITION REPORT : Movement operational at time of cataloguing Well-preserved. Dial with a scuff at 1h. Well-preserved movement. Limited signs of use, light scuffs Please note that all watches are sold as is. No warranty on working order. Most watches have been opened to identify the type and quality of the movement, including water-resistant watches, so the buyer is advised to consult a watchmaker to review the water-resistance of the watch. Please be advised all watches are sold "as is". No guarantee is given as to the working order of the watch. Most watches have been opened to identify the type and quality of the movement, including water-resistant watches, so the buyer is advised to consult a watchmaker to review the water-resistance of the watch.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Sat 04 May

OMEGA N° 4728190 Circa 1810 18k (750) yellow gold pocket chronograph. Round case, winding at 12 o'clock, (missing cuvette) numbered; White enamel dial (accidents), Arabic numerals, 2 counters for the chronometer function, signed; Mechanical movement signed. Diameter: 49 mm Gross weight: 78.00 g. Provenance: Personal collection of a former jeweler-watchmaker in the Avignon region, by descent to the current owner. A 18k yellow gold manual winding pocket watch with chronograph function, email dial with scratches and accidents; Provenance: Personal collection of a jeweler-watchmaker in Avignon area, by descent to the current owner. CONDITION REPORT: Movement operational at time of cataloguing. Large cracks on dial. Case with some wear scratches. Transformations (missing cuvette). CONDITION REPORT: Movement operational at time of cataloguing. Dial in average condition, accidents and scratches Case with signs of use, scuffs. Transformations (cuvette above the movement is missing) Please note that all watches are sold as is. No warranty on working order. Most watches have been opened to identify the type and quality of the movement, including water-resistant watches, so the buyer is advised to consult a watchmaker to review the water-resistance of the watch. Please be advised all watches are sold "as is". No guarantee is given as to the working order of the watch.Most watches have been opened to identify the type and quality of the movement, including water-resistant watches, so the buyer is advised to consult a watchmaker to review the water-resistance of the watch.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Sat 04 May

Double-cased verge pocket watch by Joseph Wöhrle, Friedberg, with the coat of arms of the Counts of Orlow Friedberg, circa 1760. 14k gold and gilt. The outer case finely and lavishly enameled and with a chased and engraved profile depiction of Count Grigori Grigoryevich Orlov (1734 - 1783), the lover of Catherine the Great, with the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle on his chest and an ermine coat over his shoulders; Inner case with elaborately engraved coat of arms of the Counts of Orlow, framed by the dedication "'Au médecin et ami en reconnaissance immuable" (To the doctor and friend in unchanging gratitude). Gilt Champlevé dial with Roman hours and Arabic minute track, blued arrow hands and inscribed with the city of London in the center and signed "Elrhow". Gilt full plate movement with three-arm steel balance under a vegetal bridge in ajour, keywind, chain and fusee and verge escapement. Plate sign. "Elrhöw London". Total weight approx. 61.28 g. D. approx. 43 mm. It is reasonable to assume that this is a late work by the Augsburg-born clockmaker Joseph Wöhrle, who married in 1721 and moved to Friedberg, where he died in 1761. For marketing reasons, many German clockmakers of this time and region marked their movements with a signature spelled backwards and the place name "London" or "Paris". Cf. literature: Adelheid Riolini-Unger, Peter Frieß, Johann Hügin: Friedberger Uhren - Begleitband zur Ausstellung Friedberger Uhren 17.-19. Jahrhundert. May 16 - October 17, 1993, Heimatmuseum Friedberg, 1993, pp. 137 and 181. A pair-cased verge pocket watch by Wöhrle, Friedberg, circa 1760. Cases in 14 k gold, with coat of arms of the Counts of Orlow. Gilt mechanical movement with key wind, chain and fusee and verge escapement. Plate signed "Elrhöw London".

Estim. 7 500 - 15 000 EUR

Sat 04 May

Rarity, very rare gold pocket watch with repeater and seconds, Le Paute Hger De L'Empereur a Paris No.1895 with year punch 1809-4, with directoire splendour key, ca. 1820 Ca. Ø57mm, ca. 137g, 20K gold, engine turned, dome signed and numbered, case with French 20K gold punch, very fine and rare calibre with cylinder escapement, quarter repeater, early and rare seconds display in unusual position, signed original enamel dial (restored), steel hands, with matching probably original directoire splendour key with red moss agate, matching for the time setting, additionally another key for the winding, in working order. This is a very high quality watch with an extremely rare calibre, the only example with seconds known to us. Pierre-Basile Lepaute (1750-1843). Pierre-Basile Lepaute took over the famous company founded in the 1740s by Jean André Lepaute and ran it together with his son Pierre-Michel Lepaute (1785-1849). He held the title of Horloger de l'Empereur during the imperial period. Lepaute was one of the main suppliers of watches to the imperial court and was allowed to exhibit at the industrial fairs of 1819 and 1823. The Lepautes were among France's leading manufacturers of watches and clocks. Among the members of the family were inventors and writers as well as researchers and excellent master craftsmen. Their customers included Louis XV, Louis XVI, Madame du Barry, Duc de Bourbon, the Princesse de Monaco, King Ferdinand VI, King Charles III and Charles IV of Spain (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/8WV).

Estim. 2 500 - 8 000 EUR