The Longitude at the Eve of the Third...

Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 23, 1999

LOT 450

I(J). Lelièvre au Mesnil Garnier (Normandie),circa 1760.Fine 30 hour going, brass and iron weight driven hour and half-hour striking lantern clock with alarm.

C. Posted frame, the square pillars with turned brass finials, brass engraved fretted pediment, brass side doors and finials at the top above the bell. D. Brass chapter ring with Roman numerals and half-hour divisions, brass dial plate and centre alarm setting disc engraved with floral decoration. Single iron hands.M. Weight driven double train with brass wheels, the going train with verge escapement, the bob pendulum with silk suspension. Striking train and alarm on the bell, with fly regulator and locking platel on the back.Signed on the dial.Dim. 26 x 15,5 x 10 cm.