Lot 232

Daniel Bourgaud à Annonay, 80 mm, 541 g, circa 1670
A one handed hour striking coach clock of museum quality, with alarm
Case: outer case leather covered with decoration studs, inner case - silver, finely florally hand-engraved and pierced, rear bell. Dial: gilt, central rotating alarm disc. Movm.: full plate movement, chain/fusee, 2 barrels for alarm and striking train, 2 hammers, verge escapement, two-arm iron balance without spring, florally engraved, pierced balance cock.
The exceptional artistic style of this small carriage clock in more or less original condition is breathtaking – the perfectly preserved engraving on the alarm disc and in particular on the side of the case is of supreme quality. The balance cock is also a highlight of period art and design – it is not embellished with just a floral motif but has the shape of an individual, true-to-life flower head. A rare and beautiful collector’s piece!
Hugues Bourgaud (1598-1664) was watchmaker in Annonay between 1635 and 1658. His son Daniel Bourgaud was born in 1641. He was still living in 1684, but the date of his death is not known.
Source: https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Bourgaud,_Daniel, as of 10/08/2020.