107th Auction
2022/11/19
Lot 67
Fouquet Fils à Neufchateau
A lot of 2 long case clocks
An unusual Lorraine precision regulator
An unusual Lorraine precision regulator
estimated
4.000—6.000 €
Price realized
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specific features
Case
Walnut, glass panels on three sides, plinth with cavetto on two bracket and two block feet, base and trunk with chamfered framing on the front, convex and concavely curved cornice.
Dial
Glass, finely engraved brass bezel.
Movement
Heavy brass movement, signed, special lever escapement with 2 escape wheels, steel pendulum rod with brass bob.
Diam.2230 x 520 x 220 mm
Circa1851
Ctry.France
It is worth noting that the Brocot lever has two arms and that the two gear wheels are positioned one after the other on the same axle, with one giving the impulse and the other locking the escapement. The lever with its two pallets looks a little like a two-pronged carving fork.