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Lot 368 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Second part - lots 368 to 380
For the first part of this collection offered in this sale and a short introduction on the watches see the pre-lot text of lot 43.
Second part - lots 368 to 380
For the first part of this collection offered in this sale and a short introduction on the watches see the pre-lot text of lot 43.
Swiss. An unusual 18K pink gold openface quarter repeating watch with three jaquemarts
CUVETTE BEARING THE SIGNATURE BREGUET À PARIS, NO. 9574, CASE STAMPED CL AND NUMBERED 352 AND 74, CIRCA 1820
Closed14 November 2011
Price Realised
CHF 11,250
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Specialist note
A similar jaquemarts scene is illustrated in Automata - a Historical and Technological Study by Alfred Chapuis & Edmond Droz, p. 174, pl. 188.
Jaquemarts have a long tradition and figure already in the first edition of the French National Academy's dictionary, which appeared in 1694, with the following definition:
"JAQUEMART. Figure de fer ou de fonte, représentant un homme armé, laquelle on met d'ordinaire sur le haut d'une tour pour frapper les heures avec un marteau sur la cloche de l'horloge." - "Figure made of solid or cast iron representing a man in arms, which is usually put up on top of a (clock) tower to strike the hours with a hammer onto the bell of the clock."
Watches decorated with the miniature versions of these clock tower "men in arms" were very popular in the 19th century.
The present watch shows a representation of Pulcinella, based on the famous 16th century personage of Italy's Commedia dell'Arte, known in many countries under different names such as "Mr. Punch", "Polichinelle" or "Kasperl".
Jaquemarts have a long tradition and figure already in the first edition of the French National Academy's dictionary, which appeared in 1694, with the following definition:
"JAQUEMART. Figure de fer ou de fonte, représentant un homme armé, laquelle on met d'ordinaire sur le haut d'une tour pour frapper les heures avec un marteau sur la cloche de l'horloge." - "Figure made of solid or cast iron representing a man in arms, which is usually put up on top of a (clock) tower to strike the hours with a hammer onto the bell of the clock."
Watches decorated with the miniature versions of these clock tower "men in arms" were very popular in the 19th century.
The present watch shows a representation of Pulcinella, based on the famous 16th century personage of Italy's Commedia dell'Arte, known in many countries under different names such as "Mr. Punch", "Polichinelle" or "Kasperl".