Offered by Cor van der Heijden Antique Clocks
A small French Louis XVI style Oeil de Boeuf clock and Aneroid barometer signed 'Hazebroucq à Paris'
A small French Louis XVI style Oeil de Boeuf clock and Aneroid barometer signed 'Hazebroucq à Paris'
The 9 cm diameter enamelled dial has Arabic numerals and is signed Hazebroucg Paris 23 Rue de la Paix 23 The fire-gilded brass fleur-de-lys hands are pierced and engraved.
The timepiece is powered by a barrel and has a running time of eight days. It is regulated by an anchor escapement in combination with a balance
The aneroid barometer. With this instrument, the air pressure can be measured without using mercury or any other liquid. In addition, this instrument is much more resistant to shock and tilt than mercury barometers. The degree of accuracy is very high.
The fire-gilded and blued bronze case is decorated by cast and gilded bows on the bottom and top, surrounded by a pearl rim. This is crowned by a floral wreath serving as a hanging eye. The cases of the clock and the barometer are identical.
Cor van der Heijden Antique Clocks
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