Gilded Bronze Clock—directoire-style Skeleton Clock With Date Display

Gilded bronze clock from the Directoire period. Black marble base resting on four ball-shaped feet; four columns support the portico, which is decorated with a frieze of sphinxes—a motif that appears on both sides. Beautiful gilded bronze pendulum decorated with courtly birds resting on a quiver and a bow.

Ring-shaped enamel dial with Roman numerals for the hours, Arabic numerals for every quarter hour, and a railway-track minute scale. The hands are made of gilded, chiseled brass; the date hand is made of blued steel. Round Paris movement with an hour-and-half chime on a bell via a clapper. String suspension. The mechanism has been serviced (disassembly, adjustment of wear-related clearances, cleaning, reassembly, oiling, and regulation). Includes key and balance wheel. Weekly winding.

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