98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 210
Breguet et fils á Paris, No. 1127, Movement No. 1127, 190 x 130 x 90 mm, circa 1823
An important Empire carriage clock "Pendulette de voyage" with quarter hour/hour strike, quarter hour/hour repeater and alarm - sold on December 6th, 1823 to the widow Madame Manuel for 1700 Francs - with Breguet certificate no. 4268
Case: mahogany made by Xavier Hindermeyer, rectangular, four bun feet, back with removable plate protecting the movement, Dial: enamel, engraved and chased gilt bezel. Movm.: cartouche-shaped brass movement, keywind, 3 hammers / 3 bells, large barrel, platform with lever escapement according to Robert Robin, three-arm steel balance.
Xavier Hindermayer, a cabinetmaker held in high esteem by Abraham Louis Breguet
A cabinetmaker of German origin who resided at Faubourg Saint-Antoine in 1789. During the French Revolution he took part in the storming of the Bastille. Afterwards he worked at Rue Greneta. Early in 1800 he came before the industrial court in a dispute with the merchant Bellangé, for whom he had just inlaid a piece of mahogany with coloured wooden figures. The master makers Riesner, Jacob and Molitor were called to judge the work, for which the price had been set at 2.150 francs.
Tomasa de Aliaga veuve Manuel Pablo Salcedo was the aunt of Infanta María Amalia of Spain.
An important Empire carriage clock "Pendulette de voyage" with quarter hour/hour strike, quarter hour/hour repeater and alarm - sold on December 6th, 1823 to the widow Madame Manuel for 1700 Francs - with Breguet certificate no. 4268
Case: mahogany made by Xavier Hindermeyer, rectangular, four bun feet, back with removable plate protecting the movement, Dial: enamel, engraved and chased gilt bezel. Movm.: cartouche-shaped brass movement, keywind, 3 hammers / 3 bells, large barrel, platform with lever escapement according to Robert Robin, three-arm steel balance.
Xavier Hindermayer, a cabinetmaker held in high esteem by Abraham Louis Breguet
A cabinetmaker of German origin who resided at Faubourg Saint-Antoine in 1789. During the French Revolution he took part in the storming of the Bastille. Afterwards he worked at Rue Greneta. Early in 1800 he came before the industrial court in a dispute with the merchant Bellangé, for whom he had just inlaid a piece of mahogany with coloured wooden figures. The master makers Riesner, Jacob and Molitor were called to judge the work, for which the price had been set at 2.150 francs.
Tomasa de Aliaga veuve Manuel Pablo Salcedo was the aunt of Infanta María Amalia of Spain.
estimated
37.000—50.000 €
Price realized
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