Vincent & Cie., circa 1870. Very unusual and rare, hour and half hourstriking, commemorative automaton clock, in the "troubadour" style, made of steel and porcelain, especially made for the coronation of Henri V, King of France for less than eight days. | L\'ART DE L\'HORLOGERIE EN FRANCE DE XVIe AU XXe SIÈCLE | Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, 14th November 1993

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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Nov 14, 1993

LOT 206

Vincent & Cie., circa 1870. Very unusual and rare, hour and half hourstriking, commemorative automaton clock, in the "troubadour" style, made of steel and porcelain, especially made for the coronation of Henri V, King of France for less than eight days.

CHF 8,000 - 10,000

C.Designed as a belfry, a soldier in armour, and military trophies on either side, a bell with automaton hammer on the top. Side and front porcelain panels decorated in the Renaissance style, with the coat-of-arms of the Duke of Bordeaux below the dial, portraits of Henri IV and Marie de Medicis, on the base, side panels bearing the mottos: Vcnite adorea in loco. D. Porcelain with a matching decoration, Gothic numerals on raised cartouches. blued-steel "trefle" hands. M. Gilt brass, mouvement de Paris type, with going barrels, anchor escapement,short pendulum with a silk suspension, striking on gongs in the base with count-wheel on the back plate. Trade mark on the back plate. In very good condition. Dim. 49x35x18cm.

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Clocks made of steel are extremely rare. This is a good example in the "troubadour" style, nuich in favour towards the middle of the XIXth. century. According to the decoration, this clock was specially made for the coronation of Henri V, King of France, previously Duke of Bordeaux and later Count of Chambord.