A French ormolu wall clock by Bourdier a Paris, circa 1790
€ 9800 $ 11246 £ 8477 ¥ 1791930 DKK 73231 CHF 8853 NOK 109358 CA$ 15411 HK$ 88030
Ships from The Netherlands
€ 6850 $ 7861 £ 5925 ¥ 1252522 DKK 51187 CHF 6188 NOK 76439 CA$ 10772 HK$ 61531
A 9,5 cm enamel dial with Roman numerals, "Brequet" hands, 8-day movement with anchor escapement, countwheel striking on a bell, silk suspended pendulum.
Two well cast children seated before library shelves engaged in their studies.
Unlike the earlier Louis XVI clocks, the emphasis is on learning, an important idea of the time and a departure from earlier classical themes, circa 1820.
Located in Haarlem
The Netherlands