Sold for:
92,000 CHF
92,000 CHF
Unsigned, attributed to J. -J. Meister, (Paris), circa 1890. A particularly fine and impressive monumental ' pendule de salon', in gilt bronze and mahogany with 'torsional' pendulum and striking movement with date calendar. Notes The principle emploved in this dock can he traced to the development in Germany, and later in France of the torsional escapement that could run for 400 days. In France it vas a Msr. Grivolas, working with Msr Guillaume, who apparently succeeded in developing a suspension of suitable proportions and material that could be made to keep accurate time.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1993-11-14
