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Habsburg Fine Art Auctioneers

The Art of Breguet. An Important Collection of 204 Watches, Clocks and Wristwatches

Habsburg Fine Art Auctioneers, 1991

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Year of publication
1991
Place of printing
Geneva
Author
Habsburg Fine Art Auctioneers
Publishers
Habsburg Fine Art Auctioneers
Keyword
European Decorative Arts (Pre 1900)
Cover description
Fine
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
Fine
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held by Habsburg in Geneva at the Hotel des Bergues, Sunday April 14, 1991. The auction consisted entirely of Breguet watches. 204 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color + numerous black & white technical drawings. Green silk + Breguet card pagemark still present. No prices realized sheet. Essay on Abraham Louis Breguet (1747-1823), the founder of the company. Introduction. List of major inventions and innovations of Breguet. A selected list of clients (18th through 20th centuries). Occasional colorplate portraits of famous clients (Napoleon, etc.) and biographical sketches including their associations with Breguet. Text in English. Glossary. 11" high X 8" wide, 479 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.
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