nr. 593 cum
11-inch Comtoise clock, 8-day movement with anchor escapement and lyre pendulum or folded pendulum from around 1870/1880, one-piece embossed decorative plate depicting a peasant dance, framed on the left and right by ears of grain, while at the feet of the couple two small musicians play for the dance. Decorative plate embossed with lower extension, so that by cutting off this extension, the plate could also be mounted on 10-inch cages.
Half- and full-hour strike on bell with repetition of the hour strike. Date display. Enamel dial signed: Dezernat à l’Isle-en-Jourdain, polychrome floral garland around the location name. Contemporary brass hands.
Dial diameter: 238
Cage dimensions: 306 x 273 x 149 HxBxD
Movement dimensions: 476 x 275 x 170 HxBxD
Pendulum length: approx. 1200 (all dimensions in mm)
