PETITE PENDULE FRANCAISE DU DEBUT DU 19EME SIECLE EN FORME DE PHARE, MOUVEMENT A ECHAPPEMENT DUPLEX A small late 19th century French lighthouse timepiece with duplex escapement
The silvered and brass case in the form of a lighthouse with a glass light, the domed top with arrow wind vane finial, the balcony above a circular white Roman dial and brass bezel with blued-steel hands, on a plinth base. The movement with visible duplex escapement and glass-framed balance to simulate the rotating beacon. Together with an associated glass dome and winding key. 21.5 high (the time piece), dome and plinth height is 27cms)
A similar model can be found in Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks by Derek Roberts, p.257, Fig. 22-7.
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The silvered and brass case in the form of a lighthouse with a glass light, the domed top with arrow wind vane finial, the balcony above a circular white Roman dial and brass bezel with blued-steel hands, on a plinth base. The movement with visible duplex escapement and glass-framed balance to simulate the rotating beacon. Together with an associated glass dome and winding key. 21.5 high (the time piece), dome and plinth height is 27cms)
A similar model can be found in Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks by Derek Roberts, p.257, Fig. 22-7.
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