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A late 18th century French ormolu portico clock with concentric calendar

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Chantrot, Paris 2

Chantrot, Paris
The break arch pediment with garland and stiff-leaf mouldings supported by a pair of Doric columns with glass panels, raised on an inverted breakfront rectangular base, the signed 5.25 inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial with outer minute band flanking the date, hours and days of the week, the movement with deadbeat escapement to a fine gridiron pendulum with engraved rating nut, striking operated via a countwheel and with let-off lever hidden below the bezel. (Hour hand and pendulum suspension lacking.) 42.5cms (16 1/2ins) high (2)

A similar shaped case with gridiron pendulum can be found in Tardy, Part II, p. 145.


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Chantrot, Paris 2

Chantrot, Paris
The break arch pediment with garland and stiff-leaf mouldings supported by a pair of Doric columns with glass panels, raised on an inverted breakfront rectangular base, the signed 5.25 inch Roman and Arabic enamel dial with outer minute band flanking the date, hours and days of the week, the movement with deadbeat escapement to a fine gridiron pendulum with engraved rating nut, striking operated via a countwheel and with let-off lever hidden below the bezel. (Hour hand and pendulum suspension lacking.) 42.5cms (16 1/2ins) high (2)

A similar shaped case with gridiron pendulum can be found in Tardy, Part II, p. 145.

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