DESCRIPTION:
France, Restoration Period bronze-front Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with rear winding arbors, verge escapement with thread suspension and front-hanging pendulum in an iron posted frame, convex faïence dial with Arabic numerals for the hours and smaller numerals at 15 minute intervals, alarm ring with Arabic numerals, two brass hands with sun bursts, cast brass fronton with central sun image above a single fleur de lis and flanked by putti, lower fronton casting with flowers and fleur de lis.
CONDITION:
Glazed earthenware dial is excellent and possibly restored. Well made brass hands. Large bell with very large hammer suggests this was intended for a large or public space. Light rust on iron plates and arbors. The front-mounted suspension shroud is a mere 2.25 inches tall. Fly with four brass blades. Movement pillars have distinct feet with triangular gap between them. Turned bell stand. Unusual rear wind mechanism. It is possible that this clock was situated in a place where servants could discreetly wind the clock from the back via the opposite side of a wall. No weights or pendulum. This clock was sold by Ivoire Saint-Etienne on October 13th, 2012 as lot number 3.
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$800
PRICE SOLD:
$350
CIRCA: 1815
DIMENSIONS: 19in x 10.75in x 6in
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