A Pendule D'Officier
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 20th century
This French early 20th-century pendule d'officier features a gilded brass or bronze case in typical officer's clock form, resting on bun feet and flanked by side rosettes.
The top is surmounted by a sculpted snake-form carrying handle set atop an acanthus and wreath plinth. The movement is catalogued by the seller as a single-train drum mechanism fitted with a lever platform escapement. The white dial displays Arabic numerals, outer minute dots, and pierced hands, framed by a beaded bezel.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Pendule d'officier
- Dealer code
- CL61 (AB-264837)
- Case features
- Typical form flanked by rosettes, snake handle, bun feet
- Movement type
- Single train drum movement with lever platform
- Place recorded
- France
- Period and origin
- French early 20th century
Design
- Case Design
- The clock is housed in a gilt-metal case styled as a pendule d'officier. The case features foliate relief spandrels, a beaded bezel around the dial, and side rosettes. It is supported by turned bun feet. The top of the case is mounted with a carrying handle fashioned in the form of a snake.
- Visible features
- • Gilt-metal case with foliate relief spandrels and a beaded dial bezel • Loop handle fashioned in the form of an ouroboros or coiled serpent • White enamel dial with Arabic hour numerals and pierced hands • Flanked by side rosettes and raised on turned bun feet
- Dial and Mechanism
- The clock features a white dial with Arabic numerals and pierced hands. The internal mechanism is reported as a single-train drum movement with a lever platform escapement. Internal views and conditions are not recorded in the provided source.
- Origin and Reference
- The item is identified as French and attributed to the early 20th century. The clock is catalogued under reference code CL61 (AB-264837).
Identification
- Reference
- CL61
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Internal movement and rear view are not shown in the image; single-train drum movement with lever platform is source-reported
- Research required: Source text contains a typographical discrepancy in the metric height conversion (listed as 2.2cm for 8.5 inches)