Horloge avec vue sur le lac Léman
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Vers 1890
This circular brass clock, catalogued around 1890, functions as a paperweight or wall-hanging timepiece via a reported sliding dovetail mount. It features an enamel dial with a white chapter ring, Roman numerals, and blued steel hands enclosing a central monochrome scene depicting Lake Geneva with its bridge, shoreline buildings, and background mountains.
The seller states the piece measures 71 mm in diameter and houses a Swiss key-wound cylinder movement with a suspended barrel, a three-arm gilt metal balance, and a blued steel hairspring under thick bevelled glass, signed 'D J Depose' and linked to Paris.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Desk / paperweight clock
- Diameter
- 71 mm
- Maker's mark
- D J Depose
- Case material
- Brass
- Movement type
- Key-wound cylinder movement
- Place recorded
- France
- Place of origin
- Paris
- Date of manufacture
- Vers 1890
- Maker / attribution
- D J Depose
Design
- Visible features
- • Circular brass bezel decorated with a concentric bead-and-flute border • Central monochrome photographic or transfer scenic view of a bridge over water with distant mountains, labeled 'Genève' at the bottom • White enamel chapter ring with black Roman numerals and minute track markers • Blued steel hands, with a spade or pierced tip visible on the hour hand
- Mechanical Movement
- The timepiece contains a key-wound cylinder movement. Technical features noted in the source include a suspended barrel, a three-arm gilt metal balance, a blued steel hairspring, and a coq simple (balance cock) fitted with a blued steel regulator. The cylinder and escape wheel are composed of polished steel. The movement is signed 'D J Depose'. The source states the place of origin is Paris, while simultaneously identifying the movement as Swiss horological work.
- Dial and Aesthetic Elements
- The dial consists of a white enamel chapter ring with black Roman numerals. The central portion of the dial displays a monochrome scene depicting Lake Geneva, including a bridge, shoreline buildings, and background mountains. The time is indicated by blued steel hands. The central scenic element is described as a transfer or photographic representation.
- Object Description and Mounting
- This circular desk timepiece, catalogued as dating to approximately 1890, is identified by the source as both a paperweight and a wall-hanging clock. It is housed in a heavy brass casing measuring 71 mm in diameter and protected by thick bevelled glass. The casing features a reported sliding dovetail mount on the reverse to facilitate wall suspension. The bezel is described as having a concentric bead-and-flute border.
Identification
- 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: Movement, sliding dovetail mount, and case back are not visible in the provided image; details are known only from source reports
- Research required: Source notes Paris as origin while simultaneously attributing the craftsmanship and movement to Swiss horology