- Portaluhr mit Zentralsekunde
auction 405, Lot 141
SUMMERAUCTION
on 29 June 2022
Portaluhr mit Zentralsekunde
Differenzbesteuerung
A portico clock with centre seconds
Paris, Louis XVI, circa 1785, (Benoît) Giraud
White and black marble, matt- and gloss gold-plated bronze mounts and applications. Enamel dial with Arabic numerals, centre seconds, calendar display and double hand for day-names and -planets, marked "Giraud Paris". Sun pendulum with suspension spring (replaced?), count wheel striking the half hours on a bell. Key. 59 x 41.5 x 12.5 cm.
Certificate: Art dealer Michael Nolte, Münster 2000.
Cf. Baillie, G. H., Watchmakers and Clockmakers of the World. London 1963, page 124. - Tardy, La Pendule Française. 2ème Partie, Paris no date given, page 270.