Lot Essay
Francois Goyer, maitre 1740. The movement probably by Jacques Gouchon.
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THE MOVEMENT BY GOUCHON, PARIS, THE CASE BY FRANCOIS GOYER, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, SOME MOUNTS LATER
Details
A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED, BRASS AND TORTOISESHELL INLAID 'BOULLE' MARQUETRY STRIKING CLOCK AND BRACKET
THE MOVEMENT BY GOUCHON, PARIS, THE CASE BY FRANCOIS GOYER, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, SOME MOUNTS LATER
The case with eagle finial, stamped to top of case and bracket 'F. GOY.R JME', the dial signed 'GOUCHON A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with later escapement and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Gouchon A Paris'
65 in. (165 cm.) high; 26 ½ in. (67.5 cm.) wide; 10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) deep; the bracket 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high; 26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) wide; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) deep
THE MOVEMENT BY GOUCHON, PARIS, THE CASE BY FRANCOIS GOYER, FIRST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, SOME MOUNTS LATER
The case with eagle finial, stamped to top of case and bracket 'F. GOY.R JME', the dial signed 'GOUCHON A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with later escapement and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'Gouchon A Paris'
65 in. (165 cm.) high; 26 ½ in. (67.5 cm.) wide; 10 ½ in. (26.6 cm.) deep; the bracket 18 in. (45.7 cm.) high; 26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) wide; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 April 2007, lot 2.
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