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19th Century French Flame Mahogany Napoleon Empire Period Mantel Clock
By Breguet a Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A superb 19th century French Flame Mahogany Napoleon Empire Period Egyptian style Mantel Clock
This clock was produced in the Fr...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Breguet a Paris Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th-Century Flame Mahogany Mantel Clock by Breguet Raised by Lion Paw Feet
By Breguet a Paris
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An extremely rare mantel clock with a figured mahogany-veneered case by A-L Breguet
Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747-1823), who was of Swiss origin, is undoubtedly the most celebrated clockmaker of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries in France. He is responsible for the invention of the self-winding watch, the tourbillon and the sympathetic watch ( a watch that is placed in a cradle of a special clock. It is then linked by means of a pin fixed behind the clock dial. Built into the motion work which, when released by the clock, automatically sets the hands to the clock's time as well as correcting the watch's regulator necessitated by any degree of inaccuracy registered at the moment of synchronisation) and many other horological improvements and developments. Around the year 1807 Breguet brought in his son, Antoine-Louis (born 1776), as a business partner, and from this point, the firm became known as Breguet et Fils. Breguet had previously sent his son to London to study with the great English chronometer maker John Arnold...
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Late 18th Century French Empire Antique Breguet a Paris Furniture
Materials
Brass
c.1876 French Quarter-Striking Carriage Clock by Breguet
By Breguet a Paris
Located in Greenlawn, NY
Maker:
Breguet # 5257
Stamped Soldano on the underside of the platform.
Case:
The gilt-bronze case with original gold in typical gorge-cased form is stamped on the underside ‘440’ and ‘1275’.
Dial:
The white porcelain dial has Roman numerals for the hours, steel-cut Breguet-style hands and is signed ‘Breguet, 5257’.
Movement:
The eight-day movement has all the indications in both French and English, has a blank stamp where the the trade-mark stamp for the ebauche maker was scrubbed, is numbered ‘1275’ and ‘440’, is engraved ‘Breguet, 5257’ and strikes the quarters on a bell. Above sits the balance platform with a lever escapement and a beautifully engine-turned mask. The underside is stamped Soldano.
Notes:
Breguet was founded by Abraham Louis Breguet and is one of the most famous horological dynasties in history. The are noted for exceptional quality and design and often for advanced technological innovations and their pieces always demand a premium. They are one of the few firms that still have extensive sales records and know who the original buyers were for each and every piece.
An Official Breguet Attestation from 2010 states that this clock was completed in 1876 and sold to M. Daupius for 450 FF.
Soldano
Paris Exhibitions, Bronze Medals 1855 and 1878 for carriage clocks...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Breguet a Paris Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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