Height | 11¼ inches (285 mm) |
Case | After the design of the famed Tompion clock, of tête de poupée cartouche outline with cushion-moulded top above concave-sided zone with pierced brass frets, three brass urn finials and a breakarch brass moulding above the circular dial bezel, the carcass veneered overall in tortoiseshell inlaid with pewter forming lined-panels containing foliage and husk drops, the front with a sunburst to the breakarch. |
Dial | 4½ inch (114 mm) circular dial with silvered chapter ring, engraved gilt centre and pierced blued-steel hands. |
Movement | The circular-plated, twin going barrel movement with vertical platform lever escapement planted on the backplate, hour and half-hour striking on a bell on the backplate. |
Duration | 8 Days |
Provenance | The Tieger Collection, Milan, Italy; |
Escapement | Platform lever balance wheel escapement |
Strike Type | Rack and snail hour and half-hour striking |
Exhibit № 48. Anonymous French, Circa 1880
A scarlet Boulle striking mantel clock after the model of ‘Queen Mary’s Turtleshell Tompion’
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Dimensions | 5827373 cm |
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