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Wednesday 18 November 2020, 10:30 AM • Rome

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Orologi - Jaquet Droz , Pierre

Recueil de Horologe, 1700

Estimate

€ 700 - 1.000

Sold

€ 4.344

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Collection of 105 full-page and double-page engraved copper plates, each with a title at the bottom of the engraved part, many bear Jacquet's signature on the plate, all have manuscripts of the numerical codes and indications for the decoration of the depicted clocks, halos of humidity, blooms and some stains, sec. XX in half red leather, to the front plate leather gusset with the words "Jacquet. Recueil de horologes" embossed in gold. Ex libris glued to the counterplate.

Specialist Notes

Extraordinary collection with 105 models of table clocks, all richly decorated, probably made in the atelier of Pierre Jaquet-Droz, genius of mechanics and pioneer in the art of fine watchmaking, a real living legend. & nbsp; & nbsp;