Skeleton clock with case, signed ROBIN A PARIS, early 19th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
early 19th century
The frame rises on four lions' legs terminating in winged lions' heads. An openwork plaque of floral design hangs from the large dial; the smaller one above is supported by acanthus leaves; both have moulded ormolu frames.
The going train has an Amant-type of pin-wheel escapement and a gridiron compensation pendulum, with 5 steel and 4 brass rods. The striking train is of locking-plate type, and the count-wheel permits an extra single stroke at each half-hour. The star-wheels for the date and day-of-the-week hands have 31 and 14 teeth respectively, and the ratchet wheel for the lunar dial has 59 teeth.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 2, 5.8 ft Clock; Width 15 in Clock; Height 6 ft cabinet and pedestal; Weight 2, 5 ft cabinet with pedestal; Depth 9.6 in cabinet with pedestal
- Materials and techniques
- ormolu, slate, enamel, brass, gold leaf, steel
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Paris
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O332394
- Museum object number
- M.234:1 to 8-1916
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
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
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