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Pierre Giteau – Elève de Breguet

Active since 1811 in Paris

Skeleton clock. Circa 1820

Gilt bronze; brass, polished; iron, cut, polished, partially blued; marble; enamel, painted. Round clockface with Arabic numbers and center second. Movement with lengthened duration over 2 barrels, constant power regulation via weights, compound pendulum with sawtooth suspension. 43,5 × 28 × 15 cm (17 ⅛ × 11 × 5 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Pierre Giteau – Elève de Breguet. Skeleton clock. Circa 1820.

Estimate:

EUR 10,000

 

- 12,000

USD 11,200

 

- 13,500

Sold for:

23,750 EUR (incl. premium)

Auctions Spring 2019

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Information

Gilt bronze; brass, polished; iron, cut, polished, partially blued; marble; enamel, painted. Round clockface with Arabic numbers and center second. Movement with lengthened duration over 2 barrels, constant power regulation via weights, compound pendulum with sawtooth suspension. 43,5 × 28 × 15 cm (17 ⅛ × 11 × 5 ⅞ in.). On the clockface: Giteau Elève de Breguet / Paris. With key.

Related literature: Derek Roberts: Continental and American Skeleton Clocks. West Chester, PA, 1989, p. 118ff., ill. 52a.

Josef of Marwitz (1897–1975), Berlin / Private Collection, Brandenburg (by descent)