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Table clock · La Chaux-de-Fonds

The curved blackened wood case has two round feet with applique rosettes decorated with flowers and leaves

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The annular pewter dial has engraved Roman numerals for the hours, each separated by a floweret, with engraved Arabic numerals for the five minutes on the exterior circle. The hour and minute hands are in pierced brass.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-15
Object type
Table clock
Place of production
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Dating
1750
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Bois, étain, laiton
Dimensions (catalogue)
dimensions min/max: 401 x 450 mm; dimensions: 44 x 29 x 10 cm
Inscriptions (catalogue)
Les Frères Gevril à La Chaux-de-Fonds N° 122 (Mouvement)

Historical significance

  • The annular pewter dial has engraved Roman numerals for the hours, each separated by a floweret, with engraved Arabic numerals for the five minutes on the exterior circle. The hour and minute hands are in pierced brass.
  • The brass movement has a pull hour and quarter repeater, an alarm, and a verge escapement. The pendulum is suspended from a silk thread between two cycloidal cheeks.

Photographs

The curved blackened wood case has two round feet with applique rosettes decorated with flowers and leaves (MIH IV-15)
The curved blackened wood case has two round feet with applique rosettes decorated with flowers and leaves (MIH IV-15) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
The curved blackened wood case has two round feet with applique rosettes decorated with flowers and leaves (MIH IV-15)
The curved blackened wood case has two round feet with applique rosettes decorated with flowers and leaves (MIH IV-15) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record
The curved blackened wood case has two round feet with applique rosettes decorated with flowers and leaves (MIH IV-15)
The curved blackened wood case has two round feet with applique rosettes decorated with flowers and leaves (MIH IV-15) — Musée international d'horlogerie, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Museum collection photograph, rights review pending. MIH collection record

Photographs are illustrative examples of the type, not necessarily the exact object described. Verify details against the source file page.

Sources & references

  1. Musée international d'horlogerie, online collection record, inv. IV-15: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/36905/

Where sources disagree, the disagreement is stated rather than resolved silently.