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Neuchâtel pendulum clock · La Chaux-de-Fonds

Neuchâtel clock

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Green-painted wooden case decorated with solid bronze mounts symbolizing agriculture, flanked by two candleholders with candles. The pediment is surmounted by a bronze rooster. Separate aperture. White enamel dial. Two brass hands and two blued-steel hands.

Technical facts

Inventory number
MIH IV-335
Object type
Neuchâtel pendulum clock
Place of production
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Dating
1830 - 1850
Materials and techniques (catalogue wording)
Bois, Email, Laiton, Verre, Bronze, Acier
Inscriptions (catalogue)
Aimé Billon

Historical significance

  • Green-painted wooden case decorated with solid bronze mounts symbolizing agriculture, flanked by two candleholders with candles. The pediment is surmounted by a bronze rooster. Separate aperture. White enamel dial. Two brass hands and two blued-steel hands.
  • Movement with verge escapement, quarter- and hour-striking, pull-repeat, calendar, and alarm. Signed Aimé Billon.

Photographs

Neuchâtel clock (MIH IV-335)
Neuchâtel clock (MIH IV-335) — 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-335: https://collection.mih.ch/fr/collection/item/33790/

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