99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 404
Breguet à Paris, Movement No. 3754, Case No. 21816, 48 mm, 91 g, circa 1860
A gold hunting case pocket watch - presented to Professor Siegel by the French Republic - with Breguet certificate no. 4537
Case: 18k gold, dedication engraving. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, screw compensation balance.
Achille Fould, who presented this pocket watch to the recipient, was a member of the National Assembly since 1848; in 1849 he was appointed minister of finance. He later became minister of state and eventually imperial minister. He always had an affinity for the fine arts though, so he eventually took over management of the Grand Opéra in Paris and was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Fould died in 1867 at the age of 66. Professor Siegel, however, remains a mystery, unfortunately we have no information at all on him.
A gold hunting case pocket watch - presented to Professor Siegel by the French Republic - with Breguet certificate no. 4537
Case: 18k gold, dedication engraving. Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, screw compensation balance.
Achille Fould, who presented this pocket watch to the recipient, was a member of the National Assembly since 1848; in 1849 he was appointed minister of finance. He later became minister of state and eventually imperial minister. He always had an affinity for the fine arts though, so he eventually took over management of the Grand Opéra in Paris and was elected a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Fould died in 1867 at the age of 66. Professor Siegel, however, remains a mystery, unfortunately we have no information at all on him.
Sold
estimated
2.700—5.000 €
Price realized
3.400 €