A fine French ‘Cosmographique’ mantel clock, Mouret, circa 1885.

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A fine French ‘Cosmographique’ mantel clock, Mouret, circa 1885.
Measurements
Height: 55 cm, Diameter: 28 cm
Reference
GUDA300141
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Mantel Clocks
Periods
19th Century Antique
Origins
France
Description

A French Pendule Cosmographique, Mouret patent, circa 1885, combining an exposed clock movement, rotating terrestrial globe and annual calendar. The enamel chapter ring displays mean time, while a fixed pointer indicates the date and the meridian at which it is noon. A differential mechanism accounts for the equation of time. The eight-day movement has Brocot escapement and is signed J. Poncelet; the mechanism bears the plaque Pendule Cosmographique MOURET No. 15. The globe is signed Maison Delamarche, Rue Serpente 25 Paris. The clock stands on a black marble tazza base and retains its glass dome. Height 55 cm; clock diameter 28 cm.

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