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拍品 2149
瑞士製，黃金，鏤空，二問，Jaquemarts，活動人偶手動上弦懷錶
GOLD SKELETONIZED OPENFACE QUARTER REPEATING JAQUEMARTS KEYWOUND POCKET WATCH, SWISS, CIRCA 1820
已結束2011年5月30日
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HKD 325,000
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US$15,000-25,000
This lot is fitted with so-called "jaquemarts" automaton.
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:
"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.
This lot is fitted with so-called "jaquemarts" automaton.
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:
"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.