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292-4275 Wristwatch: rare vintage GIRARD-PERREGAUX “Chronographe GP 9000” chronograph in 18K rose gold, ca. 1992 Ca. Ø39mm, 18K rose gold, sapphire crystal case back revealing an engraved rose gold automatic movement, white dial, rose gold hands, original leather strap with rose gold clasp, very good condition, in working order, very rare, limited small edition, No. 31. 4.800 € - 8.000 €

292-4276 Wristwatch: A rarity, limited-edition vintage 18k Breitling ‘Montbrillant’ chronograph, Ref. 22, No. 17/20 Ca. Ø38mm, very solid 18K gold case, Ref. 22, hand-wound Valjoux 22, silvered dial, 30-minute counter, high-quality ostrich leather strap as good as new with original Breitling 18K buckle, very well preserved, in working order, extremely rare! 6.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4277 Wristwatch: sought-after vintage Heuer Monaco chronograph, as good as new, Ref. 73633 Valjoux 7736, ca. 1972 Ca. 40 x 40 mm, stainless steel, hand-wound, calibre 7736, dial with white totalizers, original hands, black leather strap with stainless steel buckle, fantastic, as good as new condition, in working order, sought-after collector’s watch. 5.000 € - 8.000 €

292-4278 Pocket watch: heavy hunting case pocket watch with 6 complications, including minute repeater, Ditisheim, circa 1900 Approx. Ø55.5mm, approx. 143g, 14K pink gold, à-goutte hunting case pocket watch, maker’s mark Ditisheim La Chaux-de-Fonds, No. 11539, manufactured for Adolf Koenigsberger Berlin, glazed movement, high-quality precision lever movement, formerly with fine adjustment (swan’s neck missing), full calendar with moon phase, chronograph and minute repeater, enamel dial, pink gold hands, movement intact but in urgent need of cleaning and adjustment, an impressive, highly complicated precision timepiece. Adolf Koenigsberger (1844–1915) was a prominent figure in Berlin’s Jewish community and was actively involved in the Gewul Tauw humanitarian association. 6.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4280 Pocket watch: very fine Geneva-made precision pocket watch with minute repeater, Piguet, circa 1900 Ca. 51.5 mm in diameter, ca. 112 g, 18K gold, enamelled monogram on the back, à-goutte case No. 8669, factory seal, Geneva precision lever movement with minute repeater, movement number matching the case (8669), signed Piguet, Guillaume & Cie., signed enamel dial, gold hands, in working order. The movement of this watch is of a quality comparable to that of Patek Philippe, a standard of quality rarely matched elsewhere. 6.500 € - 12.500 €

292-4281 Pocket watch: significant early Le Roy/Louis Audemars with 6 complications, ca. 1870 Ca. Ø53mm, ca. 135g, heavy 18K gold ‘à-goutte’ case, case bearing both manufacturer’s numbers: Louis Audemars 11266 with the Louis Audemars case hallmark, and Le Roy Paris Horloger de la Marne No. 49464 on the dome, very fine lever chronometer movement with chronometer balance, wolf's toothing and gold wheels, formerly a Louis Audemars crown winding mechanism, perpetual calendar taking 29 February into account, moon phase and moon age, thus 6 complications, well-preserved enamel dial, gold hands, in working order, bows showing signs of wear, otherwise in very good condition, rare. 10.000 € - 25.000 €

292-4283 Pocket watch: significant Geneva chronometer with 7 complications, B. Haas, Geneva, circa 1890 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 150g, 18K gold, à-goutte savonnette, engine-turned, dome inscribed "CHRONOMETRE", signed B. Haas Jne & Cie No. 15333, top-quality Geneva Anker chronometer, perpetual calendar, moon phase, age of the moon and minute repeater, very well-preserved enamel dial, gold hands, in very good condition and in working order. Very few pocket watches of chronometer quality feature complications. This is because it was difficult to achieve the accuracy required of a chronometer in watches that had additional complications. Only a few manufacturers, such as Patek Philippe, Vacheron & Constantin and, indeed, B. Haas, were capable of doing so. These watches are now particularly sought-after and highly prized collector’s items! The ‘sister watch’, No. 15773, was offered for sale in Geneva in 2010 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/PoA). Another of these watches, No. 15849, even exceeded the upper estimate of CHF 55,000 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/7Z6). 20.000 € - 50.000 €

292-4284 Pocket watch: significant gold and enamel hunting case pocket watch, 5th Shah of Persia, Mozaffar ad-Din, ca. 1905 Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 131g, 18-carat gold, very fine painting of the 5th Shah of Persia on the front, Mozaffar ad-Din, as commander of the Persian Guard, original diamond and ruby setting; on the reverse, the Persian coat of arms featuring a lion, a sabre, a sun and a laurel wreath, the rim also beautifully enamelled, serial number 47722, dome inscribed ‘Mouvement de la Vallee’, dome also listing the complications: minute repeater and chronograph, glazed movement, highly complex Swiss precision lever movement with minute repeater and chronograph, extremely rare dial in red engine-turned enamel, gold numerals, gold hands, in working order. The watch is in a marvellous state of preservation; both paintings are original and have not been restored. The signature ‘Mouvement de la Vallee’ is an indication of the high quality for which movements from the ‘Vallee’ are renowned, such as those by Le Coultre or Louis-Elisée Piguet. This is either the personal watch of the 5th Shah of Persia or an extremely valuable gift watch. We are aware of another example with an identical case but a standard ‘white’ dial, from the Dr Crott Anniversary Auction 2015, with an estimated price of €75,000–85,000. Mozaffar ad-Din Shah (1853–1907) reigned as Shah of Persia from 1896 to 1907. 35.000 € - 100.000 €

292-4285 Pocket watch: a significant, large enamelled watch for the Chinese market, attributed to Jaquet-Droz, circa 1780 Approx. Ø61.5 mm, ca. 173 g, 18-carat gold, set with Oriental pearls on both sides, very fine enamel painting on the reverse, presumably based on a painting by FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI, magnificent cylinder movement with diamond endstone and original dome; the design, ornate engraving, inscriptions and quality all point to this watch being attributable to the eminent Jaquet-Droz; enamelled dial, original, typical Jaquet-Droz gold hands, movement intact, minor damage to the glaze at the edge of the enamel (crack/flaw within the glaze – no chip). Enamel watches produced by Jaquet-Droz for the Chinese market are among the greatest treasures in the world of enamel timepieces. A watch identical in almost every detail and bearing almost the same serial number was auctioned in Geneva in 2004 and fetched 63,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/4eD). 15.000 € - 75.000 €

292-4287 Form watch: a very rare gold and enamel violin with a scent container and musical score decoration, J.A. Köstler, Vienna, c. 1800 Ca. 70 mm long, ca. 28 g, gold and enamel, fantastic painting, signed verge movement, enamel dial, movement intact, small chip beneath the strings, otherwise very well preserved, movement intact, renowned Viennese watchmaker, active from 1781. 4.500 € - 7.500 €

292-4288 Pocket watch/shaped watch: arguably the rarest gold and enamel mandolin with a musical score depicted as a sheet of music, c. 1800 Ca. 63 mm long, ca. 20 g, 18-carat gold, original Oriental pearl setting, red engine-turned enamel, No. 2062, Sides depicting a musical score of the piece *Paul et Virginie* by Jean-François Le Sueur; the front offers a view of the balance wheel; the case opens to reveal the hidden verge movement; enamelled dial (small chip on the winding aperture); gold hands; the movement is intact and very well preserved. According to Luc Van Cauwenbergh, an expert and author on shaped clocks, only six examples with a musical score as side decoration are known to exist; one of these was offered at auction in Zurich in 2015 and sold for 14,900 Swiss francs. 8.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4289 Figurative watch/pendant watch: museum-quality, very fine, particularly large gold and enamel figurative watch set with diamonds, ‘Scarab’, probably Geneva, c. 1860 Ca. 64 mm long, ca. 41 g, 18-carat gold, red engine-turned enamel, magnificent diamond setting, extremely detailed depiction of the scarab, oval-shaped movement with cylinder escapement and key winding; the glazed frame for a memento between the case back and the dome is very rare; at the lower end, a miniature push-button for opening the wings, beneath which lies the perfectly preserved enamel dial, blued steel hands, in working order and in good condition; in terms of size and quality, one of the most valuable scarab-shaped clocks known to exist; the movement is running but urgently requires cleaning. 8.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4290 Figurative watch: one of the rarest gold and enamel figurative watches, ‘The Pair of Cherries’, probably Geneva, c. 1810 Approx. 70 mm long, ca. 52 g, 18-carat gold, red enamel, one cherry containing a concealed watch, verge escapement, enamel dial; the other cherry is a perfume bottle/vinaigrette, with a gold ratchet key, with the movement intact and superbly preserved, a museum-quality rarity. 10.000 € - 30.000 €

292-4291 Form watch: an absolute rarity, presumably the only known Patek Philippe ‘Flakon’ with an extract from the archives, 1854 Ca. 48 x 27 mm, 18K gold, blue enamel and diamonds set in silver, upper section with hinged flacon clasp, secret opening button for the lid concealed in one of the chain eyelets, numbered No. 1, opens on both sides, heart-shaped cylinder movement with key winding, signed beneath the dial, No. 9608, screw-fixed enamel dial, gold hands, original gold/enamel chatelaine with key and signet ring bearing the monogram CJ, with the movement intact, and some restoration to the enamel. The watch is a museum-quality rarity and is likely to be one of a kind. The number 1 also suggests this. We are not aware of any other flacon by Patek Philippe. The case maker is also thought to be from Geneva. The extract from the archives confirms the heart-shaped movement, manufactured in 1854. In many enamel flacon watches, the movement manufacturer and the case maker were different companies. In most cases, the movements were French or from Vienna; extremely rarely, they were from Geneva, like the prominent case makers. According to our research, there are around 10 known Patek Philippe shaped watches with heart-shaped movements, all dating from the 1850s; however, none of them was a flacon. 19.000 € - 35.000 €

292-4293 Pendant watch: important enamelled watch ‘Huaud fecit’, ca. 1685, movement by Domenicus Molenaer, Amsterdam Ca. Ø36mm, high-carat gold, fully enamelled, reverse depicting Herod, Herodias and Salome; inside, a castle with a knight; on the side, the usual four cartouches with views of the castle, which form a connection to the inner painting; signed verge movement; enamelled dial; gold hands; in unrestored original condition; fine firing cracks in the enamel; case signed ‘Huaud Le Puisné fecit’; movement intact. Many of the surviving Huaud cases from around 1685 were fitted with movements from the early and mid-18th century, as is the case with this clock. Huaud clocks with movements dating from around 1685 command extremely high prices, as the majority of these clocks have later movements; source: 1. Dutch movement from the 18th century. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/5e3). 2. Early 17th-century movement (https://www.cortrie.de/go/3eA). A Huaud enamel watch featuring an identical painting depicting Herod, Herodias and Salome is held in the Louvre’s collection. 20.000 € - 30.000 €

292-4294 Pendant watch: a significant, unique pair of gold and enamel pendant watches, Blois 1640/1650 1. Ca. Ø 33 mm, ca. 34 g, gold, high carat, probably 20 carat, case fully enamelled, top and bottom featuring elaborate, highly detailed mythological scenes; the reverse of the bowl depicts ‘THE JUDGEMENT OF PARIS’ and the lid shows the ‘ALLEGORY OF JUSTICE’. The rim of the case features four cartouches with landscape scenes. The source material consists of engravings by Michel Dorigny; the images themselves are thought to be by Simon Vouet (1590–1649). The black bezel is known only from three cases from Blois; it features a very fine, early verge movement with vase-shaped pillars, a two-arm balance wheel without a hairspring, a mainplate signed ‘Laurier Blois’, an enamelled dial and gold hands. It is in an outstanding state of preservation, with minimal cracking around the edge. François Laurier was recorded in Blois around 1650 and died in 1663. Blois enamel clocks from around 1650 with movements from that period are museum pieces. Many of these cases, which were already prized as works of art at the time, contain 18th-century movements. The clock presented here is an original from Blois dating from around 1640/50, a museum-quality collector’s item. Comparable clocks: 1. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/xqG), 2. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/N9J), 3. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Xl1). 2. Case with absolutely identical dimensions and of absolutely identical construction, ca. Ø33mm, ca. 34g, gold, high carat, presumably 20K, case fully enamelled; the top and bottom feature elaborate, highly detailed mythological scenes, whilst the inside of the case shows an idealised landscape with a farmhouse and a fisherman in the river, and the inside of the caseback depicts a riverside landscape with trees and a village in the foothills. The reverse of the bowl depicts ‘Ceres, Bacchus and Venus during the grape harvest, watched by a lynx’, whilst the lid shows the scene ‘Ceres, Bacchus and Venus celebrating wildly’. The rim of the case features four cartouches with landscape scenes. The designs are based on engravings by Michel Dorigny; the accompanying images are thought to be by Simon Vouet (1590–1649). The movement is an early verge movement with vase-shaped pillars, a two-arm balance wheel without a hairspring, a mainplate signed ‘François Berger, Paris’, an enamelled dial and iron hands; the watch is in an outstanding state of preservation. NOTE: To the best of our knowledge, this is the only known pair of Blois enamel clocks. Equally remarkable is the fact that both clocks still possess their original movements from that period; the third aspect of their extreme rarity is the size of the clocks, which differs significantly from the usual size of known Blois enamel clocks! 50.000 € - 200.000 €

292-4295 Museum-quality gold agate snuff box, a so-called ‘stone cabinet’, attributed to Johann Christian Neuber of Dresden, c. 1780 Ca. 8.5 x 6.2 x 3 cm, ca. 172 g, octagonal case, later fitted with two French import hallmarks for gold dated 1864–1893. The octagonal snuffbox is set with 60 numbered stones (a very typical feature, also found on other snuffboxes by Neuber) of semi-translucent and opaque hard stones, including a variety of dendritic and banded agates, jasper, chalcedony and others, separated by narrow gold bars. The hinged lid is set with 16 stones, each individually numbered on the gold bars on the inside of the lid. In the centre is an oval portrait cartouche beneath a domed rose quartz with a narrow blue enamel border, framed by a wide, chased and engraved frame. The base is similarly designed; the numbers 45 to 60 are engraved on the gold bars around the edge and radiate outwards from a central oval agate panel. The sides are set with 28 rectangular agate inlays set within narrow gold frames and are also numbered (17 to 44). The gold borders on the lid are geometric and engraved with ovals and flowers; the vertical bars feature a wavy pattern, and the surrounding base strip is decorated with an interlaced band motif. The box is of outstanding quality and in very good condition. Johann Christian Neubers’ precious boxes are now held in major collections and museums around the world. They possess a special allure. Both the meticulous technique of the gem-setting and the gem-cutting itself, and above all the very tasteful selection and arrangement of the stones, have long made Neuber’s boxes highly sought-after collector’s items. The Dresden court jeweller and gem-cutter Johann Christian Neuber (1736–1808) learnt the crafts of goldsmithing and gem-cutting in Dresden under his future father-in-law, Heinrich Taddel. In 1762, he was admitted to the Dresden Goldsmiths’ Guild. From 1767 he worked for the court; from 1769 he was in charge of the Green Vault; and in 1775 he was appointed court jeweller. Neuber’s works are characterised by early Classicism. His speciality was the creation of snuff boxes adorned with gold and gemstones, which were frequently presented as royal gifts. In 1781, as a token of honour from the Saxon King Friedrich August for the French diplomat Baron de Breteuil, who played a key role in bringing about the Peace of Teschen, Neuber crafted a ceremonial table, which is regarded as his masterpiece. Further octagonal ‘Steinkabinett’ snuff boxes by Johann Christian Neuber are illustrated and described in *Gold, Jasper and Carnelian: Johann Christian Neuber at the Saxon Court*, edited by Alexis Kugel, London 2012. A round ‘Steinkabinett’ snuff box is held in the Hermitage collection. If any of his works come onto the market at all, they fetch collector’s prices at auction. Examples: 1. https://www.cortrie.de/go/AZO 2.https://www.cortrie.de/go/Wo8 3. https://www.cortrie.de/go/24R 4. https://www.cortrie.de/go/xjD 40.000 € - 200.000 €

292-4297 Wristwatch: Rolex Submariner Date Ref. 16613 steel/gold, full set from 1992 Ca. Ø40mm, steel/gold, automatic chronometer with date, center seconds, original steel/gold bracelet, in working order, very well preserved by the first owner, original box and papers. 8.000 € - 12.000 €

292-4299 Wristwatch: Rolex Daytona Chronograph Ref. 116520, full set from 2006 Ca. Ø39mm, steel, Z-series, custom-made sapphire crystal display caseback (not by Rolex), automatic chronometer calibre 4130, white dial with gold totalizers, original steel bracelet, in working order and well preserved, original box and all papers, original label matching the serial number. 8.000 € - 16.000 €

292-4300 Early drum/horizontal clock: rare Renaissance-style table clock, Johann Wüsthof Hall, ca. 1670 and later Horizontal clock by Johann Wüsthof(f), active c. 1660–1680 in Hall; presumably a later round brass case with traces of gilding, case finely engraved with an ornamental band featuring foliage, fleurs-de-lis and relief lion masquerons; a folding stand ring with a built-in bell; resting on four feet, decorated with acanthus leaves and fleurs-de-lis as well as relief lion masquerons; Dial decorated with the same scenes, featuring Roman numerals, a large hour hand, a small off-centre display showing Roman quarter-hours, mainplate with traces of gilding, decorated with applied, pierced and engraved floral and foliage motifs, bearing a watchmaker’s mark and the place name ‘Johann Wüsthof Hall’, Balance cock openwork and engraved with floral and foliage motifs, one spring for the hour strike, another for the quarter-hour strike, each with a florally decorated hammer; lock-disc striking mechanism for the full hours, with the inscription ‘Die Stunden man hier merken mag’; striking mechanism for the quarter-hours with the inscription ‘Hier zeiget es Den fiertel Schlag’, verge movement driven by a chain and fusee, movement intact, height 12 cm, diameter measured from the feet 15 cm. Provenance: Auction at Galerie am Neumarkt, Zurich, 1971. 4.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4301 Important, large enamel plaque, circa 1650, probably from Blois Ca. 69 mm in diameter, gilt silver setting, plaque presumably made of gold, early depictions of the Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus on both sides, the very fine enamel painting, presumably from Blois circa 1650, extremely rare! Enamel plaques from this period and of this quality are highly prized and appear only extremely rarely (https://www.cortrie.de/go/mdP). 6.000 € - 25.000 €

292-4302 Pendent watch: large, extremely rare octagonal rock crystal astronomical pendant watch, C. Phelisot à Dijon, circa 1620 Silver, gilted and rock crystal, ca. 90 x 40 mm, oval, signed verge movement with calendar, originally fitted with a balance and gut string, modernised around 1700, hairspring and chain, dial with 4 astronomical indicators, single-hand, extremely rare, early pendant watch, movement requires restoration. C. Phelisot was already working as a watchmaker in Dijon before 1600. Watches by him are exceptionally rare. Another octagonal watch by him was auctioned in Geneva and fetched 163,000 Swiss francs (https://www.cortrie.de/go/VOD). 10.000 € - 50.000 €

292-4303 Pendent watch: single-hand, early pendant watch, Plantard Abbeville, c. 1650 Ca. Ø51.5mm, double case, protective case with decorative studs, leather covering no longer present, inner case in silver, early, signed verge movement without hairspring, balance, very distinctive pillars, two-colour enamel dial, iron hands, in working order, by a significant watchmaker. 11.500 € - 15.000 €

292-4305 Table clock: early horizontal table clock with self-striking mechanism, probably Silesia, c. 1650 Ca. 13 x 13 cm, gilted brass, base bell, verge movement with self-striking hour mechanism, clapper in the shape of a double-headed eagle, later hairspring, movement intact. 6.000 € - 8.000 €

292-4306 Table clock: very rare miniature horizontal table clock, Gottfried Scheck’s Görlitz No. 25, c. 1725 Approx. 80 mm in diameter, hexagonal case, glazed on the sides, verge escapement, 2 barrels, alarm and quarter-hour repeater, silver dial mounting, iron hands, very good condition, movement intact. The clock is described and illustrated in: Peter Plassmeyer, Mathematical-Physical Salon, Dresden State Art Collections, ‘The so-called horizontal table clock and the migration of clockmakers and moulds in the 16th and 17th centuries’, source: (https://www.cortrie.de/go/XoB). 8.000 € - 12.000 €

292-4308 Table clock: significant, highly complicated horizontal clock with 2 bells, L. Schmidt, Prague, circa 1720 Ca. 15 cm in diameter, hexagonal, glazed on the sides, 2 base bells for different chimes for the hours and quarter-hours, choice of quarter-hour self-striking or hour self-striking, quarter-hour repeater, verge movement, signed Leopoldt Schmidt Prague, silver dial mounting, 3 winding holes for 3 barrels, iron hands, in very good condition, in working order. 7.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4309 Pendent watch: a significant Puritan pendant watch in exceptional condition, C. Mellin, London, c. 1620 Ca. 59 x 36 mm, silver and brass, silver side panels depicting various animals, silver lid, signed oval verge movement with balance, signed, vase-shaped pillars, magnificent gilt dial with engraved village scene, single-hand, in superb condition, in working order. A comparable watch by Mellin was part of the Sandberg Collection and was auctioned in Geneva in 2001 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Oon). 15.000 € - 35.000 €

292-4310 Unique North German carriage clock with hourly self-striking mechanism, attributed to Michael Pfündler, Schleswig, c. 1670 Ca. Ø11cm, ca. 1220g, silver, outstanding case quality, case with extremely elaborate pierced design, hinged lid, depictions of people and mythical creatures, scene engraved on the reverse with an astronomical/astrological motif, depictions on the sides on the themes of philosophy, poetry, geography and geometry; case with bell; early verge movement with hourly self-striking mechanism; mainplate signed ‘Michael(l) Pfaundler’ (one of the known signatures of the German watchmaker Michael Pfündler from Schleswig); off-centre dial with an engraved rural scene inside and further engravings on the theme of astrology, original iron hands, very good condition, presumed original silver key, a museum-quality rarity. We are not aware of any other carriage clock with a comparable case. Information on the clockmaker: Pfündler, first name Michael (Pfaundler, Pfreundler) from Schleswig, originally from Innsbruck, took part in the Gottorf expedition to Moscow and Isfahan in 1635. Duke Frederick III of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf also sought to find a trade route to Russia and Persia that did not go round Africa. For this reason, on 6 November 1633, he dispatched an expedition from Hamburg to Moscow. It was led by the merchant Otto Brüggemann and the ducal councillor Philipp Crusius. Adam Olearius served as secretary to the expedition, which comprised 34 people. The delegation arrived in Moscow on 14 August 1634. Although they were unable to conclude a trade agreement with Tsar Michael I, preparations for the next expedition began immediately upon the delegation’s return to Gottorf Castle on 6 April 1635. This expedition was to take them to the Persian court in Isfahan. Michael Pfündler was responsible for overseeing the expedition in his capacity as a watchmaker. Extensive details about the watchmaker and the watch in question can be found here: (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Q4M). 24.000 € - 40.000 €

292-4311 Pendant watch: Museum-quality, large Renaissance pendant watch with stackfreed, striking mechanism and sundial, South German, c. 1580 Ca. 90 × 60 mm, ca. 251 g, fire-gilt brass, the entire case is pierced. The oval bell is situated in the base. The reverse of the case depicts a mythological scene: beneath a canopy stands the Argonaut Jason with the Golden Fleece, surrounded by typical Renaissance foliage and two greyhounds. The lid is adorned with floral and figurative scenes: at the bottom are two angels blowing trumpets, above them are monkeys, followed by Renaissance-style dolphins, and the design is crowned at the top by an angel with outstretched arms. A further small lid, also pierced, is fitted in the centre (lid replaced at a later date); when opened, a horizontal sundial with a compass is visible (the compass is no longer original), and a thread is attached to the lid to cast a shadow. The compass features a silver plate with an engraved eight-part wind rose. This early timepiece is a verge movement with an alarm mechanism without a fusee (various restorations). The stackfreed is used to balance the spring force. The florally decorated spindle clasp, made of gilt brass, is secured with a pin. The two-legged iron escapement (without a hairspring) is limited in its movement by a regulating lever with two escape pins made of pig bristles. The dial, made of fire-gilt brass, features two hour scales for 1 to 12 o’clock and 13 to 24 o’clock. The border is engraved with deer and winged fantasy figures, as well as floral scenes. The rotatable silver alarm disc is mounted in the centre. The hands are made of iron. The enclosed sundial made it possible, under suitable conditions, to regulate the mechanical gear-driven clock and reset it correctly. The clock is exceptionally rare and comes from a significant German collection. Only a few comparable pieces are known, which have already fetched collector’s prices at auctions: e.g. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Dd1). 20.000 € - 60.000 €

292-4312 Pendant watch: a significant, museum-quality astronomical watch in gold, enamel and rock crystal, made by S. Bartram c. 1620–1630 Ca. 90 x 45 mm, ca. 232 g, exceptionally rare size, gold, enamel and facetted rock crystal, signed oval movement with balance wheel and gut string, exquisitely engraved astronomical dial with 7 complications, calendar, moon phase and zodiac calendar, single-hand, silver dial with engraved village scene, very good condition, in working order, a sensational early astronomical pendant watch. Provenance: Sotheby’s 1982, estimated price 200,000–250,000 Swiss francs, previously in various important collections, including the Carl Marfels Collection, the Edward Hornby Collection and the George Daniels Collection, illustrated in Clutton/Daniels’ *Watches* Nos. 109–111. Gold pendant watches from this period are generally extremely high-quality, museum-grade collector’s items: 1. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/NoQ). 2. (https://www.cortrie.de/go/NoQ). The hammer price includes 19% German VAT! This means that the price will be reduced by 19% for buyers with a delivery address outside the EU. Only a few examples are known to feature a highly complicated astronomical movement. The watch has been known for many decades through numerous changes of ownership and is considered unique. Opinions among experts differ regarding the case. According to George Daniels, the movement and case date from around 1620; there are clear similarities with the gold and enamel setting of the Streibel watch. According to Simon Bull, a renowned expert on early clocks, it is highly likely that this clock is one of the famous works by Reinhold Vasters, who created significant rock crystal, gold and enamel pieces in the 19th century and incorporated important original components from the Renaissance period into his clocks (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Ble).(https://www.cortrie.de/go/EZZ). His outstanding works are now held in major collections and museums and fetch record prices at auction. Seventy years after his death, design drawings discovered at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London proved that, for example, numerous exhibits on display there of the ‘Renaissance jewellery’ in vogue at the time, as well as at least 45 others from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, were of his own making. These include, for example, the famous ‘Rospigliosi Bowl’, which had previously been attributed to Benvenuto Cellini. 40.000 € - 250.000 €

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