No. 463 CUM
Comtoise sunburst clock from the Consulate period around 1800, cast clasp with Apollo head ( without ribbon bow ), underlaid with 12-rayed star, lateral rocailles and central small eagle. 8-day movement with anchor escapement ( 3 ½ teeth overlapping ), pendulum guide on the back and folded pendulum with pendulum bob. Half hour strike en passant and full hour strike with repetition after 2 minutes on bell. Cambered enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic 5 minute numerals. Brass hands.
Diameter dial: 270
Cage: 272 x 268 x 154 HxWxD
Movement: 425 x 270 x 175 HxWxD
Pendulum length: 1385 ( all dimensions in mm ).
A movement with anchor escapement around 1800 must be considered a great rarity among Comtoise clocks.
