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Habsburg auction results
Can't help with more literature suggestions, but my copy of the Habsburg book came complete with the auction results lists, perhaps interesting to have, so I've scanned and uploaded them here:
Official list, printed:
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Handwritten list:
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Paul
Collecting BREGUET literature
Apart from the 3 patek books, I think i have a pretty comprehensive collection of Breguet Literature...among them are Salomons Breguet 1921 edition plus supplement Christies auction books x 3 vol Both 'Art of Breguet' Breguet at the Hermitage' A L Breguet...
a novel?
is there a novel about breguet? it seems that he lived at a time and mingled with the circles that would be perfect as the basis of historical fiction. marie antionette to napoleon...what a collection of folks. chris
There is a novel called the Grand Complication
which is based upon the Marie Antoniette heist back in 1983 in Jerusalem, and then takes a whole other set of situations. Sorry, but since I haven't read it yet, I cannot elaborate any more. I am sure amazon will have a more elaborate description. BTW, yo...
I wrote a feedback to Kurzweil's novel 2006 hereabout
Hello Alex, You'll find it in the search feature here. Kurzweil's novel is a rather strange piece ,a bit bewildering,but an interesting lession about sanity and insanity among collectors. kind regards, lutz
Thank you for shedding light on it, lutz
I will do the search and look forward to enjoying your review. Best regards, Alex This message has been edited by AlexSunrise on 2009-06-16 20:27:20
Breguet literature …
Great collection, Dixie . Thanks for showing us. I would be interested to hear any observations you can make about the books, what your favourite is and why. Perhaps you could start a collection of the novels where Breguet or his timepieces are mentioned ...
My favourite
I suppose the 'Breguet in the Hermitage' for no special reason is my favourite. But 'Art of Breguet' Habsburg is fantastic as well. Thomas Engels and Emanuel Breguets books are both the most informative along with George Daniels,...its very difficult to p...
Impressive. I'd add some books about Marie Antoinette in there.
A thorough biography would help anyone truly understand the glamour of the French Court and the lifestyle that A.L. Breguet's clients enjoyed and the type of clients Breguet had to cater to.
Habsburg auction results
Can't help with more literature suggestions, but my copy of the Habsburg book came complete with the auction results lists, perhaps interesting to have, so I've scanned and uploaded them here: Official list, printed: www.scribd.com Handwritten lis...
Breguet litterature
Hi Dixie, If you have a look on this website, it will cite some secondary books, which you may or may not have yet. Though I suspect you may already have seen that website. ;-) http://www.mimiso.com/cormac/postings/breguet/Breguet.html As for videos, ther...
One More Title
How about the catalog for the centennial celebration exhibit? Musee Galliera, "Centenaire de A.-L. Breguet, 1747-1823: exposition de son oeuvre d'horologerie et de chronometrie" (Paris: Villain et Bar, 1923) Not the easiest to find, or a general interest ...
