DESCRIPTION:
Clocks- 2 (Two) Comtoise wall clocks: (1) France, bronze-front Comtoise wall clock, 8 day, time and strike, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, early enamel dial with concave center and convex chapter, Roman numerals for the hours, large Arabic numerals at 5 minute intervals, signed "Bailly a Marcigny", cast bronze fronton with backward facing Gallic rooster above a medallion with three hearts which replace the royal fleur de lis found in the same location on earlier clocks, two applied heart shaped spandrels below the dial, and iron hands, late 18th Century. (2) France, bronze-front Comtoise wall clock, 8 day, time and strike, weight driven movement with alarm, verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, early glazed tin glazed earthenware dial with concave center and convex chapter, Roman numerals for the hours, large Arabic numerals at 5 minute intervals, signed "Bondie a Tullin", cast bronze fronton with backward facing Gallic rooster above a medallion with the word "Liberté", two applied spandrels, end of 18th Century.
CONDITION:
(1) Enamel dial has a few hairlines Steel components of the movement have some light rust. One of the verge pallets has been brazed back on. Strike train uses springs rather than counterweights. Small flared ends on the bottom of the upright steel movement posts. Four blade iron fly. Suspension housing "steeple" measures just over 4 inches. Slightly higher relief on the three hearts on the fronton may suggest that an older mold with fleur de lis was modified. Side doors are absent. No pendulum or weights are included with lot. Sold by Ivoire Saint-Etienne on October 13th, 2012, lot number 10 (2) Earthenware dial some small chips above the one o'clock position and around the winding arbor holes. Otherwise, it is in very good condition. The strike train mechanism relies on springs rather than small counterweights typical of later Comtoise clocks. Steel components have light rust. Iron fly two blades. There are no feet on the upright steel movement pillars. Suspension housing measures 4.5 inches tall. Movement doors are absent. No weights or pendulum with clock. Sold by Ivoire Saint-Etienne on October 13th, 2012, lot number 16 Dimensions are for the Bondie (2). Sold "as is ".
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$600
PRICE SOLD:
$475
DIMENSIONS: 15in x 9.75in x 6in
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