An exceptional 19th century English industrial novelty compendium clock
€ 25000 $ 29382 £ 21845 ¥ 4551250 DKK 186792 CHF 22798 NOK 281325 CA$ 40268 HK$ 229615
An exceptionally rare French gilt and patinated bronze night projection timepiece, by Bofenschen, Paris, early 19th century
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the urn shaped case surmounted by a seated eagle over a tapering body to a foliate-cast lower section and circular socle mounted on a rectangular plinth applied with a cherub on clouds with a burning torch, set to the sides with a pair of winged female scroll handles, the signed three inch white enamel dial with outer minute track with Arabic quarters enclosing delicate Roman hour numerals, a subsidiary arc for regulation and a pair of blued steel moon hands, all within a cast oak leaf bezel, the movement wound from the front and set to the rear with a concave Arabic dial and hands that project the correct time through a lens mounted to the rear.
Bofenschen is listed as working in Paris from 1807-1813.
Night clocks allowed the owner to see the time in the dark - not only useful on waking in the middle of the night, but also more generally in the darker winter evenings. The current clock has been converted to use a small light bulb and battery set-up.
- Name
- An exceptionally rare French gilt and patinated bronze night projection timepiece, by Bofenschen, Paris, early 19th century
- Categories
- Mantel clocks
- Periods
- Early 19th Century Antique
- Measurements
- Height: 55 cm
- Reference
- TOEA100448
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- Founded in 1974
- Artlistings seller since 2015
- Located in Haarlem , The Netherlands
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