Lot 887 Dα

A French Restauration era regulator clock

Mahogany and ebony veneer on oak corpus, ormolu mountings, glass, white enamel dial, engraved and gilt hands, one blued central second. Round pendulum movement with compensation pendulum, scissor escapement and half-hourly striking on a bell, 21-day running. Table clock of architectural design, glazed on four faces. With star appliques in the architrave. Signed "Bauße Au Meridien Boulevart Dantin" on the dial. Chips around the winding holes, movement and case restored, in working order. H 51, W 26, D 18 cm.
Paris, around 1820 - 30.