AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY REGULATEUR DE PARQUET
BY LOUIS BERTHOUD, HORLOGER DE LA MARINE, CIRCA 1807
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY REGULATEUR DE PARQUET BY LOUIS BERTHOUD, HORLOGER DE LA MARINE, CIRCA 1807 CASE: the ormolu-bound detachable pediment with dentil moldings applied with ormolu acanthus mounts, glazed front and side panels, all with stiff leaf cast ormolu frames, the stepped plinth with conforming paneling to front and sides DIAL: ormolu bezel to white enamel dial signed Louis Berthoud/h.ger de la Marine , blued steel Breguet hands (seconds lacking) MOVEMENT: secured to a substantial brass bracket mounted on the backboard, single train weight-driven movement with arched plates, off set winding for winding square through the bezel by III, dead beat escapement with adjustable pallets positioned on the back plate, the substantial gridiron pendulum with nine circular rods and suspended from a block to the top of the bracket, with fine adjustment to the crutchpiece; single brass weight 76¼ in. (193.5 cm.) high, 21 in. (53 cm.) wide, 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY REGULATEUR DE PARQUET
BY LOUIS BERTHOUD, HORLOGER DE LA MARINE, CIRCA 1807
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY REGULATEUR DE PARQUET BY LOUIS BERTHOUD, HORLOGER DE LA MARINE, CIRCA 1807 CASE: the ormolu-bound detachable pediment with dentil moldings applied with ormolu acanthus mounts, glazed front and side panels, all with stiff leaf cast ormolu frames, the stepped plinth with conforming paneling to front and sides DIAL: ormolu bezel to white enamel dial signed Louis Berthoud/h.ger de la Marine , blued steel Breguet hands (seconds lacking) MOVEMENT: secured to a substantial brass bracket mounted on the backboard, single train weight-driven movement with arched plates, off set winding for winding square through the bezel by III, dead beat escapement with adjustable pallets positioned on the back plate, the substantial gridiron pendulum with nine circular rods and suspended from a block to the top of the bracket, with fine adjustment to the crutchpiece; single brass weight 76¼ in. (193.5 cm.) high, 21 in. (53 cm.) wide, 11½ in. (29 cm.) deep
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