Gold, enamel, pearl and diamond-set pendant watch with music by Piguet & Capt.
Gold, enamel, pearl and diamond-set pendant watch with music by Piguet & Capt.
Now in the Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva, ca. 1805.
Height : 134 mm.
Patek Philippe Museum, Vol IV, p.295 and p.307.
A rare late 18th century gilt brass and Wedg wood bird cage with flying singing bird and quarter striking clock by Jaquet-Droz.
A rare late 18th century gilt brass and Wedg wood bird cage with flying singing bird and quarter striking clock by Jaquet-Droz, retailed by Weeks Mechanical Museum, Tichborne Street in London.
Sold at Tefaf Maastricht 2012.
Switzerland, late 18th century.
Height : 61 cm.
Fine gilt metal double singing bird cage with watch by Charles Abraham Bruguier.
Fine gilt metal double singing bird cage with watch by Charles Abraham Bruguier.
Now in the Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva, ca. 1840.
Height : 30,5 cm.
« Flights of Fancy » by Sharon & Christian Bailly, p. 296.
Gold and enamel singing bird watch by Piguet-Meylan.
Gold and enamel singing bird watch by Piguet-Meylan.
Now in the Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva, ca. 1820.
Diameter : 58,5 mm.
Life-size marble sculpture made by Jacques De Braekeleer depicting a woman waiting for her husband to return from sea.
Life-size marble sculpture made by Jacques De Braekeleer (1823 – 1906) depicting a woman waiting for her husband to return from sea.
Sold to a private collection in London.
Belgian, 1885.
Height : 120 cm.
Width : 90 cm.
This marble sculpture by Thomas Vinçotte represents Andromeda from the Greek mythology.
ANDROMEDA BY THOMAS VINÇOTTE
Description : This marble sculpture by Thomas Vinçotte represents Andromeda from the Greek mythology. Daughter of the Ethiopian king and his wife Cassiopeia. Because of Cassiopeia’s jealousy, Andromeda is chained naked to a rock intended to be eaten by a sea monster. She finally was saved from death by Perseus and became his wife.
The Belgian sculptor Thomas Vinçotte (Borgerhout 1850 – Schaarbeek 1925)
Thomas Vinçotte (Borgerhout 1850 – Schaarbeek 1925) was a multifaceted sculptor who worked in all possible genres and sizes. He worked in Florence and Paris and became famous with his « Giotto » which is exhibitied in the Fine Arts museum in Ghent. He was the official sculptor of the King Leopold II. Works of Vinçotte can be found in the museums of Antwerp and Brussels.
Material : White Carrara marble
Height : 72 cm.
A rare double-sided gold enamel and pearl-set automaton pocket watch representing “Les amours forgerons”.
A rare double-sided gold enamel and pearl-set automaton pocket watch representing “Les amours forgerons”.
Now in the Patek Philippe museum.
Geneva, ca. 1790.
Diameter : 54 mm.
Gold, enamel and pearl-set pocket watch from the 18th century with a exquisitely painted miniature representing Ceres the goddess of harvest.
Gold, enamel and pearl-set pocket watch from the 18th century with a exquisitely painted miniature representing Ceres the goddess of harvest surrounded by a champlevé enamel bouquet of flowers. The white enamel dial with diamond-set hands is signed “Antoine Des Roches”. The watch has its original protecting case.
Now in the Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva, ca. 1790.
Diameter : 60 mm.
Rare gold and enamel urn-shaped watch with visible balance.
Rare gold and enamel urn-shaped watch with visible balance. The enamel miniature representing a mother and child in a rural scene and a snake around the winding aperture.
Now in the Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva, ca. 1800.
Diameter : 54 mm.
Gold, enamel and pearl-set musical harp with watch attributed to Piguet & Capt.
Gold, enamel and pearl-set musical harp with watch attributed to Piguet & Capt.
Now in the Patek Philippe Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.
Geneva, ca. 1805.
Height : 82 mm.
