No. 436 CUM
Comtoise cock clock from the first years of the French Revolution 1792 - 1793 with central second hand, pinwheel escapement ( Amant ), cast iron clasp with cock and 3 hearts. The 3 hearts stand for the people, tiers état, who now exercise power, instead of the 3 Bourbon lilies when the king was still the sole ruler. Half and full hour strike on bell with repetition on the hour. Cambered enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic numerals for 5 minutes, pendulum suspension at the front of the gallows, signed: Rouzée A LA MESLE. Early type of a pair of sun hands. Cage: 272 x 242 x 148 HxWxD, movement: 393 x 242 x 200 HxWxD, diameter dial 240, pendulum length 1275, diameter pendulum bob 160 ( all dimensions in mm )
