99th Auction
2019/5/11
Lot 347
Chronoréveil A.V. (Albert Villon), Hors concours Exposition Paris 1889, Movement No. 266, 115 mm, 745 g, circa 1889
A very rare large alarm clock in the style of old carriage clocks with a simple pivoted detent escapement
Case: silvered, rear bell. Dial: enamel. Movm.: brass full plate movement, 1 hammer, 2 barrels, three-arm steel balance.
Albert Villon was born on 18 October 1847 in Envermeu (Dieppe district) as the son of the watchmaker couple Pierre-Michel-Dominique Villon and Marceline-Modeste Vassard. From 1867 to 1883, Albert Villon ran a watch workshop together with Ernest Dessiaux. With Paul Duverdrey and Joseph-Honoré Bloquel he founded the company Bayard-Maison Duverdrey & Bloquel and became mayor of Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont. Albert Villon died on Friday 6 November 1926 in Thiedeville, south of Dieppe, at the age of 79. The city of St. Nicolas d'Aliermont paid tribute to his achievements and named a street after him.
Source: https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Villon,_Albert, as of 04/24/2019.
A very rare large alarm clock in the style of old carriage clocks with a simple pivoted detent escapement
Case: silvered, rear bell. Dial: enamel. Movm.: brass full plate movement, 1 hammer, 2 barrels, three-arm steel balance.
Albert Villon was born on 18 October 1847 in Envermeu (Dieppe district) as the son of the watchmaker couple Pierre-Michel-Dominique Villon and Marceline-Modeste Vassard. From 1867 to 1883, Albert Villon ran a watch workshop together with Ernest Dessiaux. With Paul Duverdrey and Joseph-Honoré Bloquel he founded the company Bayard-Maison Duverdrey & Bloquel and became mayor of Saint-Nicolas d'Aliermont. Albert Villon died on Friday 6 November 1926 in Thiedeville, south of Dieppe, at the age of 79. The city of St. Nicolas d'Aliermont paid tribute to his achievements and named a street after him.
Source: https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Villon,_Albert, as of 04/24/2019.
estimated
1.200—2.500 €
Price realized
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