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The Baron de Blome Breguet. An exceptional early 19th century French ormolu astronomic, grande and petite sonnerie striking carriage clock with perpetual calendar. Sold to Baron de Blome the 29 January 1811 for 2,000 Francs. With original presentation case. Breguet number 2516
11 December 2019, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £295,000 inc. premium
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The Baron de Blome Breguet. An exceptional early 19th century French ormolu astronomic, grande and petite sonnerie striking carriage clock with perpetual calendar. Sold to Baron de Blome the 29 January 1811 for 2,000 Francs. With original presentation case.
Breguet number 2516
The case:
The engine turned, rectangular top panel with loop handle cast with a bar-and-tassel centre section (each tassel individually finished in either a beaded or twisted pattern) hinged in a pair of lions head pommels flanked by four cast ball and leaf finials, the egg-and-dart cornice over a repeat pattern of flowerheads raised on tapering columns with lotus leaf capitals, each base supported on lion's paw feet between anthemion and acanthus cast panels, the sides and rear door all with bevelled panels within matching beaded borders, on a plinth base and flat button feet.
The dial:
protected by a hinged glazed door with beaded bezel, the silvered Roman dial with outer Arabic five minutes and dotted minute border framing the Roman hours, with Breguet blued steel moon hands, the rolling moon set within an aperture at IV, with outer scale giving the age of the moon from 0 to 29.5 as it waxes and wanes, the finely engine turned gilt mask with twin rose gold signature and numeral plaques 'Breguet' 'No.2516' flanking the chamfered rectangular aperture for the year and three further silvered subsidiary dials for day, date and month.
The movement:
Of eight day duration, the lever platform escapement with overcoiled blued steel spring with parachute suspension, the two-armed bi-metallic balance with timing screws set to the inner rim, the strike train sounding the hours and quarter via two keystone-shaped hammers on polished steel gongs, the alarm set from a subsidiary dial on the backplate.
The presentation case:
covered in red morrocco leather and with gilt tooling to all six sides, the front cover numbered '2516' sliding up to reveal the dial within a tooled frame, the rear cover set with a pair of runners to allow for safe storage of the front cover when not in use, surmounted by a folding handle and hinged cover for the repeat button, the front door hinged on the right hand side and secured by two shield shaped locks, the fitted interior lined in deep purple velvet and with secret compartment in the base lifting up to reveal the bespoke recess for the double ended hand-setting and winding key. 17.5cms (6.5ins) high.
The case:
The engine turned, rectangular top panel with loop handle cast with a bar-and-tassel centre section (each tassel individually finished in either a beaded or twisted pattern) hinged in a pair of lions head pommels flanked by four cast ball and leaf finials, the egg-and-dart cornice over a repeat pattern of flowerheads raised on tapering columns with lotus leaf capitals, each base supported on lion's paw feet between anthemion and acanthus cast panels, the sides and rear door all with bevelled panels within matching beaded borders, on a plinth base and flat button feet.
The dial:
protected by a hinged glazed door with beaded bezel, the silvered Roman dial with outer Arabic five minutes and dotted minute border framing the Roman hours, with Breguet blued steel moon hands, the rolling moon set within an aperture at IV, with outer scale giving the age of the moon from 0 to 29.5 as it waxes and wanes, the finely engine turned gilt mask with twin rose gold signature and numeral plaques 'Breguet' 'No.2516' flanking the chamfered rectangular aperture for the year and three further silvered subsidiary dials for day, date and month.
The movement:
Of eight day duration, the lever platform escapement with overcoiled blued steel spring with parachute suspension, the two-armed bi-metallic balance with timing screws set to the inner rim, the strike train sounding the hours and quarter via two keystone-shaped hammers on polished steel gongs, the alarm set from a subsidiary dial on the backplate.
The presentation case:
covered in red morrocco leather and with gilt tooling to all six sides, the front cover numbered '2516' sliding up to reveal the dial within a tooled frame, the rear cover set with a pair of runners to allow for safe storage of the front cover when not in use, surmounted by a folding handle and hinged cover for the repeat button, the front door hinged on the right hand side and secured by two shield shaped locks, the fitted interior lined in deep purple velvet and with secret compartment in the base lifting up to reveal the bespoke recess for the double ended hand-setting and winding key. 17.5cms (6.5ins) high.
Footnotes
Literature:
Illustrated in Daniels, G. (1975) The Art of Breguet. London: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Fig 223 images a-c. Described as: "No.2516, 3rd Series, sold 1811. Gilt metal eight-day carriage clock with quarter repeating on two gongs, and alarm sounding on one gong, echappement naturel, two-armed compensation balance with recessed screws, silver engine-turned dial with aperture for the age and phase of the moon, gilt metal dial panel with subsidiary dials for day of the week, date of the month and the month, aperture for the year, signed Breguet, height approximately 11cms."