102nd Auction
2020/6/29
Lot 324
J. E. Dufour à Genève, Case No. 16209, 55 mm, 155 g, circa 1895
A heavy half hunter in practically new condition and of historical interest, with minute repeater, perpetual calendar and moon phase – presented to the Danish Secretary of the Interior Ludwig Bramsen, in honour of 25 years of commendable service to the insurance company "Allgemeine Versicherungsgesellschaft Helvetia" in St. Gallen - with original box and original certificate
Case: 18k rose gold, monogrammed, gold dome with dedication engraving, case maker's punch mark "FB". Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers, 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
Ludwig Bramsen was appointed Secretary of the Interior by the king on August 27, 1899 in Kopenhagen. Bramsen’s greatest achievement was the extension of accident insurance for Danish agricultural workers. He was a member of the conservative cabinet of Hannibal Sehested (1842-1924), whose party was the right-leaning Højre (»Right«).
A heavy half hunter in practically new condition and of historical interest, with minute repeater, perpetual calendar and moon phase – presented to the Danish Secretary of the Interior Ludwig Bramsen, in honour of 25 years of commendable service to the insurance company "Allgemeine Versicherungsgesellschaft Helvetia" in St. Gallen - with original box and original certificate
Case: 18k rose gold, monogrammed, gold dome with dedication engraving, case maker's punch mark "FB". Dial: enamel. Movm.: bridge movement, 2 hammers, 2 gongs, gold screw compensation balance.
Ludwig Bramsen was appointed Secretary of the Interior by the king on August 27, 1899 in Kopenhagen. Bramsen’s greatest achievement was the extension of accident insurance for Danish agricultural workers. He was a member of the conservative cabinet of Hannibal Sehested (1842-1924), whose party was the right-leaning Højre (»Right«).
Sold
estimated
8.500—15.000 €
Price realized
18.800 €