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'THE KNIFE GRINDERS' CHEVALIER ET COCHET | A GOLD AND ENAMEL AUTOMATON WATCH FOR THE CHINESE MARKET CIRCA 1800
Auction Closed
July 14, 12:35 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
'THE KNIFE GRINDERS'
CHEVALIER ET COCHET
A GOLD AND ENAMEL AUTOMATON WATCH FOR THE CHINESE MARKET
CIRCA 1800
gilded full plate movement, verge escapement, cylindrical pillars, fusee and chain, automaton driven by a separate spring barrel and train, white enamel dial, Arabic numerals, outer minute ring, signed Chevalier et Cochet, the reverse with automaton scene depicting vari-colour gold figures of a knife grinder at his stone, his apprentice turning a large wheel, turning glass rod simulating water, small windmill with rotating sails in the distance, plain gold case with glazed covers, with a chain and key
diameter 58mm
For watches with similar scenes see: Ian White & Julia Clarke, The Majesty of the Chinese-Market Watch, 2019, pp. 188-189.
Chevalier & Cochet were active in Paris c. 1790-1805, see: Tardy, Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, 1971, vol. 1, p. 128