Nr. 133 CUM
10-inch Comtoise clock from the period 1856/60, depicting a historical event: the victory in the Crimean War on September 8, 1856. A Zouave (plural: Zouaves, i.e., a warrior of the French Algerian colonial army in typical attire) raises his arms on Fort Malakoff, the main fort of the city of Sevastopol in Crimea, as a sign of victory over Russian troops. In his right hand, he holds a vexilia, a command staff with an eagle, the imperial symbol, representing Napoleon III here. In the lower corners, we also see eagles—imperial eagles—beneath which lightning bolts flash. In Germany, numerous towers, especially solidly built mine towers in the Ruhr region, were subsequently referred to as Malakoff (also Malakoff) towers.
Pinwheel escapement (amant), strike on a bell, signed: Bailly à Montmarault.
- Dial Diameter: 242 mm
- Frame Dimensions: 276 x 275 x 151 mm (HxWxD)
- Movement Dimensions: 443 x 278 x 170 mm (HxWxD)
- Pendulum Length: approx. 1200 mm
