nr. 600 cum
10 inch comtoise clock with anchor escapement and lyre pendulum or folded pendulum from around 1870/1880, one-part embossed decorative plate with chronos as a bearded grim reaper with the hourglass under his elbow and a fate goddess (parca) carrying the spindle with the spun thread of life, which she also cuts with the scissors at her feet, representing the transience of life. in the curved groove there are two very fine markings: on the left le temps (time) and on the right la parque (the fate goddess). in greek mythology there are three fate goddesses (klotho, lachesis, atropos) who spin, allot, and cut the thread of life, here represented by a single parca/fate goddess.
when observing this decorative plate, one might get the impression that the pediment with chronos and parca was cut from its associated decorative plate and mounted here on another decorative plate, from which the pediment had also been cut. however, this cannot be proven. on the contrary, the investigation shows that the decorative plate was embossed from a single piece. yet there is another decorative plate with the same theme, which also gives the impression of assembly from two plates. the two decorative plates are, however, clearly different at the upper left and right corners when the corners of both embossed parts are compared side by side. therefore, two embossing tools for the same theme existed.
half- and full-hour strike on bell with repetition of the hour strike.
enamel dial signed: paire à st. bonnet-de-joux. polychrome floral garland around the location. contemporary brass hands.
dial diameter: 235
cage dimensions: 277 x 278 x 152 hxwxD
movement dimensions: 433 x 279 x 180 hxwxD
pendulum length: approx. 1200 (all dimensions in mm)
