109th Auction
2023/11/18
Lot 112
Jean-Antoine Lépine zugeschr. / attr. to
A delightful, skeletonized pocket watch with quarter repeater "à toc" and two-colour gold decor
Sold
estimated
2.500—5.000 €
Price realized
3.300 €
specific features
Case
18 K pink gold, glazed on both sides.
Dial
Skeletonized.
Movement
Bridge movement, keywind, 2 hammers, open barrel, virgule escapement, three-arm brass balance.
Diam.38 mm
Circa1770
Ctry.France
Wt.38 g
This piece is technically very interesting because it features all of Jean-Antoine Lépine’s typical designs, be they the unusual form of the striking mechanism bridge or the virgule escapement used here. The watch was most likely designed as a demonstration piece because the complicated movement is visible from both sides.