Lot Essay
Etienne Tavernier was born in 1756, he worked for Abraham Louis Breguet, making cases and keys.
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SIGNED ETS TAVERNIER. LATE 18TH CENTURY
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Etienne Tavernier. A rare and interesting automatic gold calendar watch key
Signed Ets Tavernier. Late 18th Century
The mechanism contained in a gold surround with ribbed band, ring pendant and glazed both sides, the white enamel dial with the days of the week and the date, the reverse with a polished gilt dial plate with an aperture revealing the moon on an enamelled rotating disk and a pointer indicating the age of the moon, the mechanism operated by a plunger in the keywind which activates a toothed wheel and each time the key is used, the day and date and aspect of the moon is turned by one tooth
26 mm. diam.
Signed Ets Tavernier. Late 18th Century
The mechanism contained in a gold surround with ribbed band, ring pendant and glazed both sides, the white enamel dial with the days of the week and the date, the reverse with a polished gilt dial plate with an aperture revealing the moon on an enamelled rotating disk and a pointer indicating the age of the moon, the mechanism operated by a plunger in the keywind which activates a toothed wheel and each time the key is used, the day and date and aspect of the moon is turned by one tooth
26 mm. diam.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.