DESCRIPTION:
Clocks- 2 (Two) Comtoise with Cartouche Numerals: (1) France, bronze-front Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in an iron post and plate frame, cast brass dial with royal symbols including a crown and profile of Louis XV, white enamel cartouche numerals with blue lettering, topped by cast fronton featuring fleur de lis and the backward facing Gallic rooster, applied lower casting, and single iron hand, mid 18th Century. (2) France, bronze-front Comtoise clock, 8 day, time and strike with alarm, weight driven movement with verge escapement, thread suspension with rear-hanging pendulum in a posted frame, 25 white enamel panels inset within cast brass dial, two iron hands, pieced brass spandrels, and topped by cast fronton with backward facing Gallic rooster, mid 18th Century.
CONDITION:
(1) Dial is in very good condition, but the rooster has broken off from the fronton. It is included with the lot. Back panel and side doors are missing. Some light rust on some of the steel movement components, though much of it seems to have been cleaned recently. Nicely made brass nut below the hand nut appears to have been recently made. Finely turned details on the escape wheel arbor support. Small flared feet on the movement uprights. Rear cover to suspension shroud is missing. Atypical strike mechanism which employs flat springs. Suspension "steeple" measures 4.5 inches height. Back of suspension steeple is missing. Clock does not come with weights or a pendulum. This clock was sold by Ivoire Saint-Etienne on October 13th, 2012 as lot number 28. (2) Cartouche numerals are very good. The number "V" does have some cracks near the winding arbor hole. Fronton is very good. Half hour passing strike with an independent hammer. Suspension shroud measures 4.5 inches in height. Small amount of rust on the movement. Finely turned details on iron escape wheel arbor support, bell stand, and movement screws. Iron fan with three blades. Slight outward flare to the teeth on the contrate wheel. Fairly thin crown wheel. Small stepped feet on upright movement posts. Rear of suspension shroud is missing. Clock does not come with pendulum or weights. This clock was sold by Ivoire Saint-Etienne on October 13th, 2012 as lot number 12. Dimensions are for the clock with unbroken rooster fronton (2). Sold "as is ".
ESTIMATE:
$400
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$600
PRICE SOLD:
$1000
DIMENSIONS: 13.5in x 8.5in x 5.5in
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