Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
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Lot 98
A silver and gold presentation watch and chateleinetimepiece by Charles Oudin, 19th century, no. 25418
4 June 2014, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£25,000 - £30,000
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A silver and gold presentation watch and chateleine
timepiece by Charles Oudin, 19th century, no. 25418
the chateleine formed as the arms of Russia suspending from waving ribbon inscribed in Cyrillic 'Love and Fatherland' a further shielded eagle backed with pendant watch incised to reverse 'Charles Oudin Brevete, No. 25418, Horloger de la Marine, H'er de S.M. L'Imperatrice de Russie, Palais Royal 52, Medailles aux Expositions Depuis 1806', the white circular dial with gilt openwork hands, black Roman numerals, and subsidiary red seconds, the chateleine with control mark Cyrillic P.T, St. Petersburg; presented with key
height: 16cm (6 1/2in).
the chateleine formed as the arms of Russia suspending from waving ribbon inscribed in Cyrillic 'Love and Fatherland' a further shielded eagle backed with pendant watch incised to reverse 'Charles Oudin Brevete, No. 25418, Horloger de la Marine, H'er de S.M. L'Imperatrice de Russie, Palais Royal 52, Medailles aux Expositions Depuis 1806', the white circular dial with gilt openwork hands, black Roman numerals, and subsidiary red seconds, the chateleine with control mark Cyrillic P.T, St. Petersburg; presented with key
height: 16cm (6 1/2in).
Footnotes
Charles Oudin was referred to variously as Чарльз or Шарль Оудин or Юдин (1772-1825). Oudin was a pupil of Abraham-Louis Breguet before establishing his own clock-making business in Paris at Galerie Montpensier and Palais Royal. He was clockmaker to the French Navy and supplier to the Court of Russia.