Nr. 500 CUM
Comtoise rooster clock with 3 weights/3 bells and quarter-hour strike/Grande Sonnerie from around 1785/1790 in an oak case. Cast frame with a 12-pointed sunburst, rocaille, volutes, and an empty medallion, dish-shaped enamel dial with Roman hour numbers and Arabic 5-minute markers, date display 1-31, as well as day-of-week indicator. Signed: Desgages A ORLÉANS, cf. Tardy: Dictionnaire des Horlogers Francais, page 180:...Coarse watchmaker, 1775-94.
Enamel dial diameter: 270
Cage dimensions: 308 x 265 x 170 HxWxD
Movement dimensions: 465 x 270 (290 cast frame) x 185 HxWxD
Pendulum length: 1335
Chimney: 115
Oak case: 2560 x 460 x 330 HxWxD (all dimensions in mm)
