226,250 CHF
The highly complicate planetary dock of Monsieur Pouvillon Paul Pouvillon, Masterpiece made between 1930 and 1939. Highly complicate astronomical weight driven skeleton planetary dock. Black painted base containing the weight and the pendulum. The structure divided in three cages, secured on two polished columns. End-less rope weight driven going train with Graham type pin-wheel dead beat escapement, wooden rod seconds beating pendulum with spring suspension. Endless rope weight driven striking train with count wheel, striking o a bell. Signed on the base. In very good condition. Dim. 147 x 56 x 47 cm. Notes Begun in 1930, this outstanding dock of more than 1500 hand made pieces, was exhibited for the fist time in 1939, but in 1948, Paul Pouvillon was still improving its mechanism with additional dials. It is described by Bernard Miclet in the bulletin of A.N.C.A.H.A. No. 43 Summer 1985. A copy of the article is coming with the dock which can be considered as the most complicated known to exist. Paul Pouvillon was Born in Nogent-sur-Oise on 24 January 1878, after his apprenticeship he undertook the "Tour de France", from Dieppe to Pau, working withl4 different masters. In 1896 he was awarded with a bronze medal at the exhibition of Besançon and in 1902 settled in Nogent as clock-maker. He was awarded a silver medal in Paris in 1939 for his planetary dock, with the title of "Meilleur Ouvrier de France". "Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Travail" in 1943, he is awa
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1995-04-22
