An unusual Directoire small white marble and ormolu obelisk mantel timepiece, with revolutionary and standard time indications La Coeur L'ainé, Paris. Circa 1795 The case with ball finial and with beaded mounts to the angles, on foliate-capped paw feet above a rectangular plinth with entwined laurel mounts to front and sides, on toupie feet, the white enamel dial with four concentric rings, from outside for: standard minutes at intervals of 15; standard hours with twice 12 ring; revolutionary minutes at intervals of 20; revolutionary hours calibrated I to X; 30 day revolutionary date ring; pierced and chased ormolu and blued steel hands, the eight day spring barrel movement with silk suspension; pendulum 14¼ in. (36 cm.) high
An unusual Directoire small white marble and ormolu obelisk mantel timepiece, with revolutionary and standard time indications La Coeur L'ainé, Paris. Circa 1795 The case with ball finial and with beaded mounts to the angles, on foliate-capped paw feet above a rectangular plinth with entwined laurel mounts to front and sides, on toupie feet, the white enamel dial with four concentric rings, from outside for: standard minutes at intervals of 15; standard hours with twice 12 ring; revolutionary minutes at intervals of 20; revolutionary hours calibrated I to X; 30 day revolutionary date ring; pierced and chased ormolu and blued steel hands, the eight day spring barrel movement with silk suspension; pendulum 14¼ in. (36 cm.) high
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