Nr. 348 CUM
9-inch Comtoise clock with verge escapement and folded pendulum from around 1840/45. Half-hour and full-hour strike on a bell with repetition. Alarm mechanism. Two-piece pressed decorative plate (extremely rare) depicting the goddess of victory distributing laurel wreaths to societal groups supporting the state. To the right, the military, and to the left, the three estates: clergy, nobility, and peasantry/bourgeoisie. Below the goddess of victory is a crowned eagle within a laurel wreath, a clear Napoleonic symbol. The four corners of the dial, each featuring a laurel wreath with a ribbon, are framed by a band with small five-pointed Napoleonic stars. (See also the illustrations of clocks Nr. 36 CUM and Nr. 172 CUM, which share the same star-framed Napoleonic motif.)
Star-shaped hands with decorated surfaces.
Enamel dial with floral decorations, signed: Frèche à Joinville.
Diameter of the dial: 227
Cage: 248 x 250 x 145 HxWxD
Movement: 385 x 255 x 170 HxWxD
Pendulum length: 1280 (all dimensions in mm)
