Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
19th Century Compagnon Carpenter's Saw, Bordeaux, France, carved and sculpted handle representing a rat dressed up as a Compagnon reads "Hugron, Bordeaux, A son ami Roux, Blaye Ste Luce 1869," with brass stamp "Bordeaux Club 25 fevrier 1869," lg. 22 1/2 in.
Literature: Codes & Symbols of European Tools, p. 47.
Note: This tool was dedicated by the Compagnon Hugron to his friend Roux in the town of Blaye Sainte Luce.
Provenance: The property of Laurent Adamowicz.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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Laurent Adamowicz, Roux, Blaye Sainte Luce, FranceJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
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