A lovely French renaissance-style mystery timepiece, Planchon, circa 1880

A lovely French renaissance-style mystery timepiece, Planchon, circa 1880

Price: € 12500

Offered by Gude & Meis Antique Clocks



A lovely French renaissance-style mystery timepiece, Planchon, circa 1880 A lovely French renaissance-style mystery timepiece, Planchon, circa 1880 A lovely French renaissance-style mystery timepiece, Planchon, circa 1880 A lovely French renaissance-style mystery timepiece, Planchon, circa 1880 A lovely French renaissance-style mystery timepiece, Planchon, circa 1880 A lovely French renaissance-style mystery timepiece, Planchon, circa 1880

8-day movement, fine gilt bronze and pewter case

8-day spring-driven movement with platform lever escapement signed Planchon Paris, pewter dish-shaped dial with engraved Roman numerals, a tortoise showing time, lovely gilt bronze hexegonal case in renaissance-style, signed Planchon A Paris, raised on lion shaped feet.

The tortoise has a tiny piece of metal in it. A Magnet on top of the movement inside case makes the tortoise point at the right numeral. Reputedly Planchon invented this primciple and made several different designs. This design was never seen by us before and is quite rare.

Material
Bronze
Signature
Planchon
Reference
300-59
Sizes
9 x 20 x 20 cm

Offered by

Gude & Meis Antique Clocks

Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 60
1017DH Amsterdam
The Netherlands

+31 (0)20 6129742
http://www.gudemeis.com/

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