99th Auction

2019/5/11

Lot 361

Gustave Sandoz / Auguste Hilaire Rodanet, 36 Rue Vivienne, Paris, Fournisseur de la Marine de l'Etat, Movement No. 1088, 157 mm, circa 1890
A heavy hour repeating carriage clock with half hour / hour strike and alarm, musical movement with two different tunes. With the original leather-covered travelling box and original key no. 1088.
Case: brass, gilt. Dial: enamel. Movm.: brass movement, 8-day power reserve, 2 hammers / 1 gong, 3 barrels, screw compensation balance.
A sophisticated travel clock in excellent condition; it comes with its original travel case, which allows the user to release the repeater even when the box is closed. The musical movement starts when the alarm sequence is finished.
Auguste Hilaire Rodanet (1837-1907) was the son of watch- and clockmaker Julien Hilaire Rodanet. He was a maker and retailer of timepieces and representative of Patek Philippe in France.

estimated
12.00020.000 €
Price realized
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