Louis XVI Period Skeleton Arch Pendulum Clock, 18th Century

Louis XVI period arch-shaped skeleton clock with anchor escapement and day calendar. At the end of the 18th century, skeleton clocks were made with few ornaments. The mechanism, entirely visible, is sufficient in itself. A ribbon knot decorates the damping of the annular enamel dial. H. 25 cms Working condition, clock revised and guaranteed one year, sold with a globe the dimensions of the clock. Bibliography: Derek Roberts, Continental and American skeleton clocks, west chester, 1989, p. 41.