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A rare late 19th century French year going mantel timepiece The movement stamped Pons, Medaille D'Or
8 July 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,500 - £3,000
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A rare late 19th century French year going mantel timepiece
The movement stamped Pons, Medaille D'Or
The 4 inch enamel chapter ring with outer minute track and Roman numerals with blued steel hands enclosing the recessed centre with enamel subsidiary seconds dial surrounding the visible 'scape wheel, all within a moulded bezel mounted on a pierced frame with subsidiary enamel dial below entitled 'Regulateur Marchant 400 jours. Brevete SGDG', the single barrel movement with five wheel train, the pendulum mounted above the main dial and comprising of a pair of heavy brass lenticular bobs mounted on a pierced frame with regulation nut above, now set under a later dome and base 31cms (12ins) to the top finial, 47cms (18ins) to the top of the dome
The 4 inch enamel chapter ring with outer minute track and Roman numerals with blued steel hands enclosing the recessed centre with enamel subsidiary seconds dial surrounding the visible 'scape wheel, all within a moulded bezel mounted on a pierced frame with subsidiary enamel dial below entitled 'Regulateur Marchant 400 jours. Brevete SGDG', the single barrel movement with five wheel train, the pendulum mounted above the main dial and comprising of a pair of heavy brass lenticular bobs mounted on a pierced frame with regulation nut above, now set under a later dome and base 31cms (12ins) to the top finial, 47cms (18ins) to the top of the dome
Footnotes
A clock with similar frame and equipoise pendulum is illustrated in Derek Roberts, 'Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks' Schiffer, Fig.9.22 A,B.