- Kommodenuhr

auction 400, Lot 284

SPRING AUCTION

on 14 April 2021

 

Kommodenuhr

estimate:
€ 3.000 to € 3.200

Differenzbesteuerung    

result:
€ 3.429 (incl. 27 % buyer's premium)

description:

A commode clock

Paris, 18th/19th century, Henry Baltazar

 

Ebonized wooden case with tortoiseshell and brass inlays, gilt bronze applications. Brass dial with Roman and Arabic numerals. Inscribed "Henry Baltazar A Paris" on the base. Verge escapement with rear pendulum, 1/2-hourly count wheel striking mechanism on a bell. Back plate inscribed "Henry Baltazar A Paris". Key. Restored, additions. 58 x 34 x 15 cm.

 

Baillie, G. H., Watchmakers and Clockmakers of The World. London 1963, page 14.