DESCRIPTION:
France, Comtoise wall clock, 8 day, time and strike, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with front-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate case with white enamel convex Roman numeral arcaded dial with Arabic minutes, polychrome floral decoration above the 6 o'clock position, two brass sunburst hands, cast brass fronton, the lower portion with a central tree flanked by cornucopias, the top with a profile of Napoleon below the crowned eagle symbol of the Empire.
CONDITION:
White enamel dial is in excellent condition. The brass hands and fronton are also very good. There is a modern machine screw holding one half of the lower fronton. Modern washer between the hands. There is surface rust on the steel parts within the movement. Wide feet on upright movement pillars. Brass fly. The tree on the fronton represents liberty, while the cornucopia signify the abundance of nature. The profile of Napoleon and the presence of the Imperial Eagle in the fronton casting places this clock from 1804 to 1814. This clock was sold by Ivoire Saint-Etienne on October 13th, 2012 as lot number 38.
ESTIMATE:
$300
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$400
PRICE SOLD:
$400
CIRCA: 1810
DIMENSIONS: 19in x 9.5in x 6.25in
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