DESCRIPTION:
France, Comtoise lantern clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, early faïence dial with raised portions under each Roman numeral, outer ring with Arabic numerals every five minutes, two steel hands, brass alarm ring with Arabic numerals, topped by a cast brass fronton with image of the sun / Apollo flanked by two turned iron finials, all standing on tapered iron feet.
CONDITION:
The thick earthenware dial is in good condition with a small discoloration on the number "XI" and tiny chips around the winding arbor holes. Hand-finished iron hands. Wood winding drums were carved to shape rather than turned. Very light construction on the inverted crown wheel, indicating its age. Notched iron fly with four blades. Small feet on movement uprights. Suspension shroud measures 3.75 inches tall. Contoured case back provides clearance for pendulum leader. It is notable that the time train is on the right side of the clock and the strike train on the left. Doors on both sides are absent. The clock does not come with weights or a pendulum. This clock was sold by Ivoire Saint-Etienne on October 13th, 2012 as lot number 13.
ESTIMATE:
$300
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$500
PRICE SOLD:
$950
CIRCA: mid 18th Century
DIMENSIONS: 13.25in x 8.5in x 5in
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