11,500 CHF
Not signed, French, circa 1870. Fine and unusual " balancelle", double face swinging regulator with centre seconds, in a chaped mahogany case. Shaped, moulded, glased on both faces, moulded pediment with bail finial disclosing the braket supporting the regulator. White enamel on the front with Roman numerals and centre seconds. Blued steel Breguet hands. White enamel on the rear face with Roman numerals. Blued steel Breguet hands. Brass with going barrel and pin-wheel escapement, it is set in the bob of a gridiron, second beating pendulum with knif-edge suspension. In good condition. Dim. 156 x 54 x 16 cm. Notes Most of these swinging regulators were produced in Morez (French Jura), by Prosdame. They were made for the jewellers and watchmakers, to be hung in their windows. Therefore the time could be seen both from the street and from the shop and constituted a kind of attraction. The actual regulator, with his shaped cabinet certainly was a special order and can be unique.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1994-04-10
