103rd Auction

2020/11/7

Lot 319

Johannes Hartmann, Horloger du Roi, Berlin, Movement No. 5389, Case No. 768, Height 135 mm, circa 1880
A fine carriage clock with quarter repetition, "Grande / Petite Sonnerie" and alarm
Case: brass, gilt. Dial: enamel. Movm.: rectangular-shaped brass movement, 3 hammers / 2 bells, 3 barrels, screw compensation balance.
In 1856, watchmaker to the royal court Johannes Hartmann acquired the watch shop D. Nèvir, which had been established by Névir’s father in Berlin, Unter den Linden 48/49 on October 1, 1763. Hartmann is mentioned in the records of the watchmakers‘ guild of Berlin as early as 1850; his company Johannes Hartmann vormals (formerly) D. Névir produced table clocks and pocket watches, some of them for scientific purposes. Johannes Hartmann vormals D. Névir was considered one of the finest shops in Berlin.
Source: https://watch-wiki.org/index.php?title=Hartmann,_Johannes, as of 06/29/2017

Sold

estimated
2.2003.500 €
Price realized
2.200 €