Antique Brosse Clock

Price Type: auction
Sold Date: 10/19/2002
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Catalog Description:

9-day going brass and marble table regulator with unusual constant force escapement a coup perdu, friction roller bearings, power reserve indication, overhanging pendulum and thermometer. Brosse a Bordeaux (France), circa 1840. The Lyre, Brosse a Bordeaux (France), circa 1840. Extremely rare, highly unusual and very fine 9-day going brass and marble table regulator with unusual constant force escapement a coup perdu, friction roller bearings, power reserve indication, overhanging pendulum and thermometer. C. Lyre-shaped on rectangular pedestal with molded base, whole on white marble with gilt bronze ring for the glass dome, front with winding aperture with rhomboidal gilt plaque, gilt bronze rectangular feet, winding from the base so as to avoid having to remove the glass dome. D. Silvered and matted, champleve radial Roman numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds below 12 o'clock, winding sector at 6 o'clock. Blued steel Breguet hands. M. Brass, H-shaped, going barrel, housed in the pedestal, steel rod with transmitting power to the visible escapement set at the top via gimbaled connection, unidirectional unusual impulse by a lever fitted with adjustable weight for the strength of the impulse with one pivot set on friction roller, mechanism with a large gold fly with the arbors set on a friction roller at one side for uplifting the impulse lever, overhanging pendulum in ruby jewels, with micrometric length adjustment, micrometric spring-loaded beat adjustment of unusual construction, gridiron pendulum with three steel arms and two brass ones, thermometer with adjustable spring-loaded knob. Signed on the dial. Dim. Height 74 cm, base width 28 cm.

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