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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 €

292-4304 Pendent watch: very rare, early pendant watch, c. 1640, signed Johannes Thore Mann Ca. Ø45mm, ca. 67g, silver, early, signed verge movement with balance, without hairspring, silver dial with floral design, metal hands, very fine condition, movement starts running but requires cleaning. 10.000 € - 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 €

292-4307 Table clock: early square horizontal clock by Johann Christoph Hein, Spottau (now Poland), ca. 1700–1720 Ca. 18 x 18 cm, silver and brass with a gilded finish, glazed, 2 nested base bells, early, signed verge movement with quarter-hour striking and alarm, fire-gilt dial, movement intact, rare, recorded around 1700. 7.500 € - 12.500 €

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 €

292-4313 Fragment of an early single-hand Renaissance turret clock with hour strike, Brenner, Copenhagen 1563 Ca. 21 cm high, fire-gilt, case decorated with scenes based on Virgilius Solis’s series of copperplate engravings depicting the nine heroines and heroes of history; case: bronze, fire-gilt, engraved, 1 hammer / 1 bell. Dial: superimposed brass numeral ring with Roman numerals ‘I–XII’ and inner 24-hour scale with Arabic numerals, as well as push-buttons for night-time reading, engraved centre, blued iron hands. Movement: iron frame, iron and brass gear train, later chain/fusee for the walking mechanism, good string/fusee for the striking mechanism; verge escapement and spoon-shaped escape wheel are missing; incomplete, in need of restoration. A stepped, black ebonised hardwood plinth from a later period, with four pressed, gilt ball feet, serves as the base. The two-part, telescopic case features a square, moulded plinth with contemporary scrollwork engravings. On the front, alongside the engraving of the year 1563, are Stephan Brenner’s initials ‘SB’ and the coat of arms of Copenhagen. A coat of arms bearing the initials ‘OB’ in the centre of the hour dial indicates the watch’s first owner. The three sides feature engravings from the series of copperplate engravings ‘The Nine Heroines and Heroes of History’ by the Nuremberg copperplate engraver and draughtsman Virgilius Solis (1514–1562): On the right, Judas Maccabeus, the Jewish freedom fighter of the 2nd century BC; on the reverse, St Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine; and on the left, Jael, who killed an enemy of the people of Israel with a blacksmith’s hammer and a tent peg. According to Abeler’s *Meister der Uhrmacherkunst* (*Master of the Art of Watchmaking*), Stephan Brenner was probably a German watchmaker. He moved to Copenhagen in 1554 and became the court watchmaker there. He collaborated with Johan Sibe, for example on an astronomical clock dated 1556. Works by Brenner from the years 1556, 1561, 1576 and 1598 are held at the National Museum in Copenhagen. Further clocks dated between 1558 and 1597 are held in major museums and private collections both within and outside Denmark. Maker’s mark ‘SB’. Provenance: ‘The Richard and Erna Flagg Collection’ 7.500 € - 25.000 €

292-4314 Table clock: significant, large, early Renaissance turret clock with 3 complications, iron movement, dated c. 1580 Ca. 53 cm high, brass and copper, gilt, tower-shaped, architecturally designed case with openwork domed belfry and galleries, topped by a figure in the form of a knight (added later), on the front a mounted striding lion, very early iron movement with verge escapement, on the back, a short pendulum, 3 mainspring barrels with winding at the front and on both sides, 3 dials: the front features a time display (single-hand), the sides feature an alarm scale and a striking mechanism scale, repeater, self-striking mechanism and alarm, iron hands; the movement starts and strikes loudly and clearly; adjustment and overhaul urgently required. This is a particularly early and particularly impressive example of a Renaissance turret clock, the likes of which are now very rarely seen on the market. Like almost all clocks from this period, it has undergone various restorations over the course of five centuries. A comparable turret clock achieved 42,000 Swiss francs at Koller in Switzerland. 10.000 € - 50.000 €

292-4315 Table clock: extremely rare Renaissance figure clock ‘Mary with the Infant Jesus’, ca. 1620, monogram ANR (Nikolaus Rugendas) Ca. 32 cm high, brass, fire-gilt, glazed wooden base, base bell, early verge movement with self-striking mechanism on the bell, monogram ANR (Nikolaus Rugendas of Augsburg), time displayed via a rotating crown, modernised from a gut string to a chain drive, movement intact. Please request a condition report for technical details. Nikolaus Rugendas was born in 1582 in Melsungen (Hesse). He moved to Augsburg in 1608 and was appointed a master there in 1610. He was a recognised master watchmaker and was also fortunate enough to marry into wealth when he wed Sarah Schmidt in 1608. In 1638/1639, he was appointed and sworn in as a master watchmaker. This clock, known as the ‘Strahlenkranzmadonna’, was on loan as part of two exhibitions in Munich and Washington in 1980–81: in 1980 at the Bavarian National Museum in the exhibition ‘Die Welt als Uhr’ (‘The World as a Clock’) and at the National Museum of American History and Technology (Smithsonian Institution) in the exhibition ‘The Clockwork Universe’. Both museums enjoyed great success with these exhibitions; in Munich alone, there were more than 82,000 visitors. A catalogue of the same name, edited by Klaus Maurice and Otto Mayr, was published to accompany the exhibition; in it, the ‘Madonna statuette’ is illustrated and described as an exhibit on pages 238 and 239. 18.000 € - 35.000 €

292-4316 A significant, complicated Renaissance figure clock, ‘Standing Lion’, with automaton, ‘MD’, Augsburg, c. 1610 Ca. 35 cm high, bronze, gilt, ebonised wood. Dial: silver, with polychrome cloisonné enamel inlays, inlaid Roman and Arabic numerals, iron hands. Movement: brass and iron movement, stamped master’s mark ‘MD’ within the coat of arms, profiled, stepped iron pillars, brass gear train, verge escapement, brass wheel detent, lock disc, going train with gut string and fusee, additional barrel for striking mechanism, strikes a bell, movement intact. The automaton: The figure of the lion is crafted from fire-gilt bronze. When the hour strike is triggered, a mechanism is set in motion: the lion moves its eyes in time with the balance wheel and opens its mouth in synchronisation with the strike. For technical details, please request a condition report. 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. Provenance: Private collection, USA; sold at the 79th Dr Crott auction for ca. €90,000. This is one of the most significant and rarest Renaissance table clocks. An identical sister clock fetched 174,000 Swiss francs at Koller in Zurich. A total of just four such clocks are known to exist! The clock is illustrated in *Die Welt als Uhr – Deutsche Automatenuhren 16./17.Jh.*. 40.000 € - 100.000 €

292-4317 Drum clock: one of the earliest known carriage clocks with original alarm attachment, Peter Pech, Munich, c. 1540 Ca. 60 mm in diameter, gilted brass, magnificently engraved, top with recess for securing the alarm attachment, push-buttons, single-hand, movement entirely made of iron, alarm movement also made of iron, bell, balance bristles missing, movement intact, extremely rare. Tin clocks from the first half of the 16th century are museum-quality collector’s items. They are generally extremely rare and command high prices. Examples where the original alarm attachment is still present almost never come onto the market. An almost identical specimen was in the Sandberg Collection, though only the lower section, i.e. without the alarm attachment (https://www.cortrie.de/go/6ZQ). Further very detailed descriptions of this clock can be found in a clock forum from 2013 (https://www.cortrie.de/go/Ro8). 40.000 € - 100.000 €

292-4318 Wristwatch: early Gübelin “Ipso Matic” with calendar and moon phase, ca. 1955, with Gübelin certificate Ca. Ø38mm, original steel case in a very rare version with distinctive lugs, serial number 132459, Felsa 693 automatic movement, original dial with luminous numerals, full calendar with moon phase, luminous hands, in working order and very well preserved. The extract from the archives, including photographic documentation, confirms the watch’s complete authenticity. 4.500 € - 7.500 €

292-4319 Wristwatch: rare, early Gübelin “Ipso Matic” with calendar and moon phase, possibly new-old-stock Ca. Ø32 x 43mm, original steel case, serial number 100055, Felsa 693 automatic movement, original dial with luminous numerals, full calendar with moon phase, luminous hands, in working order and in sensational condition, presumably unworn, circa 1950. 4.500 € - 7.500 €

292-4320 Wristwatch: rare, large Heuer ‘Big Eyes’ chronograph, circa 1960, Ref. 2444, stainless steel Ca. Ø36.5mm, steel screw-down case back, Ref. 2444, hand-wound Valjoux 72, silvered dial with large totalizers (hence the name ‘Big Eyes’), luminous hands, in working order, a sought-after Heuer chronograph. 4.500 € - 6.500 €

292-4321 Wristwatch: extremely rare Longines chronograph with central counter, Ref. 23021-47, with original box Ca. Ø39.5mm, steel, case back bearing reference number 23021 and year 47, serial number 7085353, hand-wound Calibre 13ZN, original silvered dial with original radioactive luminous material, central red minute hand, 12-hour counter, luminous hands, leather strap as good as new, in working order, extremely rare in steel. 12.000 € - 25.000 €

292-4322 Pocket watch: A rarity, a very early John Arnold chronometer with a gold balance spring, ca. 1785 Ca. Ø54mm, ca. 140g, silver case in typical Arnold design, no hallmarks visible, interior clearly polished, fantastic, very early Arnold movement No. 146/447 with original balance wheel, original gold balance spring, Arnold chronometer escapement, diamond endstone, mainplate signed John Arnold & Son, London, enamel dial with early seconds hand, steel hands, very good condition, in working order, a very rare, early Arnold watch. The watch is listed in the ‘Staeger’ catalogue as being in its original condition and dated 1785. According to the description, the case originally bore a T.H. hallmark/engraving, which explains its current polished condition. 4.500 € - 12.500 €

292-4323 Pocket watch: a technically fascinating precision pocket watch with a repeater, Recordon/Emery, c. 1800 Ca. Ø54mm, approx. 129g, English 18K gold hallmarks, engine-turned, very early hunting case pocket watch design, dome with spring-loaded lid mechanism, very fine movement with cylinder escapement, temperature compensation and quarter-hour à-toc repeater, very well-preserved enamel dial, gold hands, in working order and in superb condition. The watch is signed ‘Recordon late Emery’, which is an extremely rare signature. Louis Recordon took over the business and stock from Josiah Emery in 1796. Emery was one of the most important English watchmakers of the 18th century. Louis Recordon was a business partner of Breguet. In terms of quality, this watch is certainly comparable to watches by Breguet! 7.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4324 Pocket watch: A Lange rarity, museum-quality, very early, heavy A. Lange Dresden gold hunting case pocket watch with key winding, in 1A condition, No. 2922 from ca. 1860, one of the earliest known Lange watches in 1A condition Ca. Ø54.5mm, ca. 138g, 18K gold, American savonnette case of the highest quality, matching the movement number, all three lids in gold, early 2/3 plate movement in 1A quality with diamond endstone and screw-mounted gold chatons, gold lever, gold escape wheel, mainplate signed ‘A. Lange Dresden No. 2922’, key-wound, original enamel dial in very good condition, also signed, blued steel hands, in a very fine state of preservation, a museum-quality rarity. According to our research, this is one of the three earliest Lange gold hunting case pocket watches of 1A quality known today. The watch is supplied with its box and extract from the archives. 5.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4325 Pocket watch: an lever chronometer by Charles E. Jacot, Chaux-de-Fonds, circa 1870, as good as new Ca. Ø55mm, ca. 167g, 18K gold, engine-turned, à-goutte, case and movement bear the same number 8410, case, movement and dial signed, lever chronometer movement with helical hairspring and early patented crown winding/hand setting mechanism, perfectly preserved enamel dial, extremely rare gold and steel hands, in working order and incredibly well preserved, a pocket chronometer of exceptional quality! 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. 6.000 € - 10.000 €

292-4326 Pocket watch: very fine BREGUET pocket chronometer No. 3442 with secret signature, ca. 1880 Ca. Ø50mm, ca. 95g, 18K gold à-goutte, dome signed Breguet No. 3442, lever escapement chronometer movement with wolf's toothing and gold gear wheels, original enamel dial in impeccable condition bearing Breguet’s secret signature with the number 3422, pink gold hands, in working order, slight dent on the edge of the case. 4.000 € - 6.000 €

292-4327 Pocket watch: heavy Longines Anker chronometer with St George case, 1903 Approx. 52.5 mm in diameter, ca. 126 g, 18K gold, serial number 853822, Longines anchor chronometer movement, enamel dial, gold hands, in working order and very well preserved 6.000 € - 8.000 €

292-4328 Pocket watch: large Patek Philippe ‘Gondolo’ chronometer, Geneva, ca. 1906 Approx. 56 mm in diameter, ca. 127 g, heavy, large 18-carat gold case, case, movement and dial signed, lever-escapement chronometer movement with gold wheels, fine-adjustment mechanism and chronometer balance wheel, enamelled dial, gold hands, in working order and well preserved. Patek Philippe produced the legendary ‘Gondolo’ chronometer calibre for the South American market. 5.000 € - 8.000 €

292-4329 Pocket watch: very fine, heavy Patek Philippe Observatory chronometer, 1st class ‘EXTRA’ quality, with an outstanding test result from the Geneva Observatory in 1901, PP No. 115412 Ca. Ø52.5mm, ca. 120g, 18K gold, à-goutte, case number 227486, movement number 115412, double signature: Patek Philippe Geneva and Ignaz Marenzeller, Imperial and Royal Court Purveyor to Vienna, exquisite chronometer movement with lever escapement and Guillaume balance wheel, exceptionally rare regulation mechanism with two regulator hands and swan’s neck, wolf's toothing, movement double-numbered 115412 as prescribed for observatory chronometers, original, signed enamel dial, blued steel hands, in very fine condition, in working order. This very fine pocket chronometer is supplied with a chronometer certificate and an extract from the chronometer database. According to these records, in 1901 this watch scored 216 points, placing 15th out of 101 tested 1st-class observatory pocket chronometers. A comparable chronometer was auctioned in Geneva in 2010 and fetched over 20,000 Swiss francs (source: https://www.cortrie.de/go/VDr). 5.000 € - 15.000 €

292-4330 Pocket watch: a heavy, technically interesting ornately designed hunting case pocket watch with ‘seconde morte’ and repeater, by Henry Gandjean for the South American market, circa 1880 Ca. Ø51mm, ca. 135g, 18-carat gold, magnificently engraved, entirely solid ‘à-goutte’ savonnette case, signed and numbered No. 24605, case and movement bear the same number, glazed movement, highly complex repeater movement with repetition of the hours and quarter-hours, as well as 2 barrels which are wound simultaneously via the crown, Winding of the timekeeping mechanism and the independent, jumping seconds; original, signed champlevé dial; original, blued steel hands; excellent, in working order condition; a rarity. 6.500 € - 10.000 €

292-4331 Pocket watch: extremely rare Courvoisier ‘Double Face’ calendar watch, patent 1871, 18K gold Ca. Ø52.5mm, ca. 135g, extremely solid 18K gold case, glazed on both sides, precision lever movement No. 20233, enamel dials on both sides, full calendar, steel hands, in working order. These watches are very rare and, of the few that have survived, most are unsigned. Source(https://www.cortrie.de/go/ePm). Alfred Courvoisier Jonais of La Chaux-de-Fonds was granted US Patent No. 116316 on 27 June 1871 for his ‘improvements to double-sided watches’. The main advantage of Jonais’s system was that the calendar mechanism could be easily separated from the main movement – the calendar module could simply be ‘unclipped’ from the movement, allowing for easy inspection of both components and quicker access for repairs. 8.000 € - 12.000 €

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