Regulator Clock By Thiout The Elder
A Louis XV-era floor clock, by Antoine Thiout, known as “l'Ainé,” featuring a movement with a “Chevalier de Béthune” escapement, a blade suspension, a heavy pendulum, and a striking mechanism for the hours and half-hours as they pass.Guilloché and silver-plated brass dial displaying hours and minutes at the center, with seconds at noon on an inscription formed by two semicircles, indicated alternately by the same hand—short or long. A window at six o’clock displays the date. A simple case made of ebony and blackened wood, decorated with finely chased and gilded bronze fittings, marked with a crowned “C.” This regulator was purchased by Pierre Julien de La Faye, the last lord of Rocquencourt. In good condition, in need of restoration.
Period: 18th century
Style: Louis 15th - Transition
Condition: Condition of use
Material: Wood marquetry
Width: 38.5 cm
Height: 200.5 cm
Depth: 23 cm
Reference (ID): 1837736
Availability: In stock
