14,950 CHF
Le Coeur L'aîné à Paris, circa 1793. Very fine and rare small white marble and ormolu, eight day going, decimal and duo-decimal dock with Republican calendar and decades. h1 form of a pyramid, a gilt brass bail at the top, set on four paws and with applied gilt bronze decoration of pearls, foliage, ribbon knots and musical instruments. the rectangular base with four gilt bronze bun-feet, applied with wreath of laurel. Gilt brass full plate with going barrel, anchor escapement, short pendulum with silk suspension. Signed on the dial. In very good condition. Dim. 36 x 19 x 10 cm. Notes Decimal docks are very rare, even more so with indication of decimal minutes and Republican calendar with the decades. Certainly specially comrnissioned to be set on a "secrétaire", none other small decimal dock of this type is known to exist.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1995-10-21
