83. Auktion - Auktionen Dr. Crott

A decorative, heavy verge pocket watch “Oignon”
Case: gold, lateral florally engraved, engraved scene of Paris und Helena
on the back side, large lateral hinge. Dial: gilt, Champlevé dial, enamel
cartouches with blue radial Roman numerals, finely chased and engraved
arabesque in the centre. Movm.: fine full plate movement, keywind,
frosted, gilt, chain/fusee, Egyptian movement pillars, applied blued iron
click work, verge escapement, two-arm iron balance, large engraved and
pierced balance bridge with Orpheus, playing his harp and two putti
playing instruments, silver regulator disc.
Balthasar Martinot
Balthazar Martinot II can be considered the most famous of a large
family of clock- and watchmakers. The eldest son of Balthazar Martinot
I and his wife Catherine Hubert was born in Rouen in 1636 and died at
Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1714. Martinot was established in Paris before
1683; he inherited the title of Watchmaker to Queen Anne of Austria
upon the death of bis father-inlaw, Pierre Belon in 1665 and was later
appointed watchmaker to the royal council. An inventory of 1700 revealed
that he held the largest stock of clocks in Paris, while five years previously
he had organized a significant lottery at court in association with
his colleague, Nicholas Gribelin. Martinot was patronized by the most
important members of society including Louis XIV, the Dauphin, and
many of the wealthy amongst the aristocracy. The watches and clocks
of Martinot are now installed in some of the world’s finest collections
including the Musée du Louvre, Musée de Cluny and the Musée de Pau
and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Source: Tardy, “Dictionnaire des Horlogers Francais”, Paris 1972, pages
442ff.
32105 G/C: 2, 17 Z/D: 2, 20, 31 W/M: 2, 41, 51
15.000 - 17.000 EUR 21.200 - 24.000 USD 150.000 - 170.000 HKD
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Les Frères Huaut, Genève, 48 mm, 39 gr., circa 1690
Bedeutendes Gehäuse einer Goldemail-Spindeltaschenuhr mit der
Darstellung von Venus, Bacchus und Ceres
Geh.: Gold/Email, signiert: “Huaut F. px. f”. Kunstvolle polychrome
Emailmalerei. Rückseitig die Darstellung von Venus (Göttin der Liebe),
Cupido (Amor), Bacchus (Gott des Weines) und Ceres (Göttin der Fruchtbarkeit
und Erntesegen). Randseitig Kartuschen mit Malerei idealisierter
Landschaften mit Ruinen und Figurenstaffagen. Innenseite Ruine in idealisierter
Landschaft mit Personenstaffage in Grisaille-Technik.
An important case of a gold enamel verge pocket watch with a
scene depicting Venus, Bacchus and Ceres
Case: gold/enamel, signed: “Huaut F. px. f”, polychrome enamelled. Very
finely painted on enamel with a scene depicting Venus (goddess of love),
Cupido (Amor), Bacchus (god of wine ) and Ceres (goddess of fertility and
rich harvest) on the reverse side of the case. Band with four landscape
vignettes. Inside painted landscape with traveller in the foreground, made
in grisaille technique.
32705 G/C: 2, 17, 23, 32, 33
8.000 - 10.000 EUR 11.300 - 14.100 USD 80.000 - 100.000 HKD