French
miniature crystal regulator - Details:
Price - Inquire.
This
pretty French clock has a lot packed into a small space
with four-glass design making everything visible.
The upper of the two 7cm diameter white porcelain dials
shows a Brocot escapement recessed inside the chapter
ring along with the two winding arbors. A
gilt brass bezel separates the recessed area from the
chapter ring.
The lower dial is surrounded by the months of the year
with subsidiary dials for the day, date, and a stylistic
moon phase indicator.
The
front of the clock has a beveled glass door framed in
brass that opens to a highly engraved mask. Both sides
have beveled glass panels to allow full view of the
8-day going barrel and movement with the perpetual calendar
movement mounted below. The rear beveled glass door
opens to the striking mechanism (on the hour and 1/2
hour), gong, and adjustable pendulum.
Clocks
of this style with a calendar were usually made in a
much large case; one this size with perpetual calendar
is very rare. Other than some light scratches under
the pendulum, this clock is in very good condition and
in good working order after a recent overhaul.
Circa
1885.
Dimensions:
8 1/2”(21.5cm) high, 5 1/2”(13cm) wide, 4
1/2”(11cm) deep
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