An Empire commode clock "Hippocrates"
Paris pendulum movement, power reserve: 1-2 weeks, 1/2 hour striking mechanism on bell, guilloché gilt dial "HI ROBERT No 117", gilt serpent ring, glazed brass bezel, Siena marble clock case with bronze bust finial and fittings, inscribed: "Hippocrate", "Galien", 50 cm, France ca. 1830/40, slight traces of wear and tear, no warranty for precision of movement and long-term functioning, 1 pendulum, (HP)
Henri Robert (1795 - 1874) worked at Breguet and Perrelet, holder of several patents, Navy clockmaker, numerous specialist publications.
Specialist: Peter Hüttler
Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293
peter.huettler@dorotheum.at
06.10.2014 - 15:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 3,500.- to EUR 4,500.-
An Empire commode clock "Hippocrates"
Paris pendulum movement, power reserve: 1-2 weeks, 1/2 hour striking mechanism on bell, guilloché gilt dial "HI ROBERT No 117", gilt serpent ring, glazed brass bezel, Siena marble clock case with bronze bust finial and fittings, inscribed: "Hippocrate", "Galien", 50 cm, France ca. 1830/40, slight traces of wear and tear, no warranty for precision of movement and long-term functioning, 1 pendulum, (HP)
Henri Robert (1795 - 1874) worked at Breguet and Perrelet, holder of several patents, Navy clockmaker, numerous specialist publications.
Specialist: Peter Hüttler
Peter Hüttler
+43-1-515 60-293
peter.huettler@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Clocks, Metalwork, Faience, Folk Art, Sculptures +Antique Scientific Instruments and Globes |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 06.10.2014 - 15:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 27.09. - 06.10.2014 |