Early French Electric Mantle Regulator by Vigreux Brillié. SOLD
French /
Mantle
Inv. #: f349
Maker: Vigreux Brillié
Size: 22 in.
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An early 20th century electric mantle regulator by the eminent French clockmaker Vigreux Brillié. The gilt bronze and green onyx glazed case perfectly displays the skeletonized movement and compensating pendulum.
Case
The gilt-bronze case has a shaped green onyx top and base, thick beveled glasses and adjustable feet.
Dial
The white porcelain chapter ring dial has Roman numerals for the hours, steel cut Breguet-type hands, a seconds beating sweep seconds hand and is signed Electrique and Vigreux Brillié.
Movement
The movement has shaped skeletonized plates with well-cut wheelwork and an electrical contact mounted to the backplate. The multi metal compensating type-b Brillie pendulum is suspended by a suspension spring and receives impulse by the energized coil attracting the iron hoop each second.
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