Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Ebonized Two-column Inverted Swinging Clock, France, c. 1830, ormolu-mounted entablature supported by two Corinthian columns on a plinth raised on pad feet, movement housed in the bob of a gridiron pendulum with cast floral dial surround and engine-turned Roman numeral dial, blued Breguet-style hands, suspended by a reverse knife-edge, eight-day time and countwheel strike movement which swings the pendulum/clock as it ticks, ht. 21 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
Clock ticks and strikes.
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FranceJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
From early timekeeping devices to precision regulators, the Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments department covers centuries of invention and function with trusted appraisals and world-competitive auctions.