c.1875 Rare French Gilt-Bronze Perpetual Calendar Clock with Moon Phases, Barometer and Thermometers
French
Inv. #: F195
Maker: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Le Roy & Fils, Paris. Serial # 10,999.</span>
Circa: 1875
Size: 22.5" high
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Case
The large decorative round top gilt-bronze case has decorative columns to the sides, a shaped molded base with rounded corners, beveled glasses to four sides and back and a large finial above.
Dial
The white porcelain hour's dial has a sunken center, Roman numerals for the hours, steel-cut Breguet-style hands including a center sweep second, an outside escapement and is signed 'Le Roy & Fils, Palais-Royal Gal ie Montpensier 13 & 15, Paris, 211 Regent Street, London'.
The two subsidiary dials in the center show the day, date, month. day of the lunar cycle and the phases of the moon by an enameled disc behind a shaped aperture.
Centered below is a barometer that is flanked by two thermometers.
All are framed by a gilt mask with engraved scrolling foliage on a chased and recessed ground.
Movement
The large eight-day time and strike movement has square plates, is stamped 'Le Roy & Fils, N. 10999, Paris', is set for time off the backplate, has finely executed wheelwork, a constant force coup-perdu escapement, and a grid-iron pendulum with steel and zinc rods suspended by a steel suspension that is adjusted for fast slow out the dial. The pendulum is also stamped with the serial number '10,999'.
Below is the perpetual calendar mechanism that has rectangular plates with rounded corners and the four year wheel on the back plate. This particular design was particular to LeRoy & Fils clocks.
Ref: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">For very similar examples see:'The Price Guide to Collectible Clocks' by the Shentons, pg.298.'European Pendulum Clocks' by Heuer and Maurice, pg.69</span>
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