RESERVED!!! Empire-style precision clock, pendulum clock, regulator with scissor escapement, c. 1810
Price €2,450
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Key facts
- Country of manufacture
- France
- Production time
- 1810
Description
RESERVED!!! Rare régulateur with central seconds, scissor escapement and blade-suspension pendulum, heavy rust-compensating pendulum, L. Simon, Paris, c. 1810 Case in the form of a portal with four smooth columns and simple bases and capitals; a frieze of acanthus leaves runs round the plinth, with applied decoration in the form of torches and ribbons. At the top, a simple moulding runs all the way round, with applied rosettes. The top plate is loosely fitted. Minor repairs, as well as some missing areas and discolouration. Solid movement with a lever escapement, central seconds hand and a lock-disc striking mechanism for the full and half hours; this has been expertly overhauled and is fully functional. (Power reserve approx. 2 weeks) Heavy, genuine rust-compensating pendulum with blade suspension and 2 regulating nuts. Enamelled dial with Roman numerals, marked ‘L. Simon A Paris’, marked on the reverse Bearing a ‘Dub’ mark for the enameller Etienne Gobin (Dubuisson) (1731–1815); damage to the winding holes. Blued Breguet hands. For further details, see the photographs. Height: 53.5 cm Width: 29.5 cm Depth: 17 cm Due to the very delicate alabaster case, collection in person only from 98701 Grossbreitenbach.