101st Auction
2019/11/16
Lot 429
A. Berger à Lyon, 69 x 37 mm, 89 g, circa 1630
An extremely rare oval pendant watch with biblical scenes
Case: silver and gilt brass, silver centre part lavishly engraved with mythological birds and foliage decoration. Dial: silver, gilt chapter ring, lavishly engraved with foliage decoration, fantasy birds and masks, single blued hand. Movm.: oval full plate brass movement, firegilt, signed, gut/fusee, plain two-arm iron balance without balance spring, fine florally engraved, pierced balance cock.
The case shows elaborate scenes from the life of King Solomon. The motif in the centre of the dial shows Moses and the burning bush.
According to Tardy, Abraham Berg(i)er was born in Geneva and married in Lyon. In 1597 he went to Grenoble and was appointed town clockmaker in 1612 as successor of Laurent Grégoire. From 1624 to 1642 he was back working in Lyon.
An extremely rare oval pendant watch with biblical scenes
Case: silver and gilt brass, silver centre part lavishly engraved with mythological birds and foliage decoration. Dial: silver, gilt chapter ring, lavishly engraved with foliage decoration, fantasy birds and masks, single blued hand. Movm.: oval full plate brass movement, firegilt, signed, gut/fusee, plain two-arm iron balance without balance spring, fine florally engraved, pierced balance cock.
The case shows elaborate scenes from the life of King Solomon. The motif in the centre of the dial shows Moses and the burning bush.
According to Tardy, Abraham Berg(i)er was born in Geneva and married in Lyon. In 1597 he went to Grenoble and was appointed town clockmaker in 1612 as successor of Laurent Grégoire. From 1624 to 1642 he was back working in Lyon.
Sold
estimated
16.000—20.000 €
Price realized
16.300 €