- Tischuhr "Porte-Montre" mit Ecritoire
auction 401, Lot 142
SUMMERAUCTIONS
on 23 June 2021
Tischuhr "Porte-Montre" mit Ecritoire
Differenzbesteuerung
A table clock "Porte-Montre" with ecritoire
Paris/Zurich circa 1800, watchmaker Christofle Zeller
Bronze, chased, matt and gloss gold-plated / burnished. Inserts made of bronze, glass and porcelain for ink, pounce and quill pens. Embedded pocket watch with verge escapement, chain and fusee. White enamel dial with Roman and Arabic numerals. Gilt brass plate inscribed "CHR ZELLER a ZÜRICH" (Viebahn according to expert opinion). Key. 16 x 16.5 x 11 cm.
Provenance: Viebahn Kunsthandel, Worpswede. Private collection, North Germany.
Cf. Tardy, La Pendule Française. Paris 1975, Volume 2, page 393, illustration 2.
