Nr. 347 CUM
9-inch Comtoise clock with verge escapement and folded pendulum. Brass-embossed two-part decorative plate featuring a palm leaf on a pedestal flanked by two flickering dragons. Half-hour and full-hour strike on a bell with repetition. Enamel dial with arcaded minute markings (à la Dauphine) and quarter-hour indications – small numerals. Polychrome floral painting frames the place name and the year.
Signed: Chavin au Grand Lemps 1827. This dragon motif exists in numerous variations, see Nr. 48 CUM, Nr. 141 CUM, Nr. 156 CUM, Nr. 187 CUM, Nr. 221 CUM, Nr. 309, Nr. 310, Nr. 311, Nr. 312, Nr. 315, and Nr. 317, with only Nr. 311 being identical to this clock Nr. 347 CUM.
Dial diameter: 223
Cage dimensions: 255 x 241 x 149 HxWxD
Movement dimensions: 392 x 244 x 170 HxWxD
Pendulum length: 1240 (all dimensions in mm)
