A very important Swiss Louis XV Tortoiseshell Clock by Jaquet Droz, circa 1750
€ 32000 $ 37104 £ 27654 ¥ 5904960 DKK 239139 CHF 29181 NOK 343344 CA$ 51206 HK$ 290768
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9.7-cm enamel dial with Arabic numerals signed Meuron & Comp, fine pierced gilt hands and blued alarm pointer, 2-day movement with pull repeating quarter striking on two bells, fusee and chain going train with verge escapement and plain balance, pull wind alarm on a single bell, lever for silence/petite sonnerie/grande sonnerie on the bottom of the gilt arched bronze case surmounted by a shaped handle adorned throughout with foliate relief, acanthus plinth on bun feet