Nr. 541 CUM
11-inch Comtoise 8-day clock with verge escapement and folded pendulum from around 1845. Depiction of a flutist serenading his beloved. Two-piece embossed decorative brass plate with lower extension. Half-hour and full-hour strike on a bell with repetition. Chiseled star hands. Enamel dial with Roman hour numbers signed: Bouron fils à Sainte.
- Dial diameter: 245
- Cage dimensions: 312 x 276 x 150 (H x W x D)
- Movement dimensions: 440 x 277 x 175 (H x W x D)
- Chimney: 44
- Pendulum length: approx. 1340
( All measurements in mm )
The lower extension was often cut off in strips from this decorative plate and then mounted on 11-inch cages with other 10-inch decorative plates, as no embossing tools for 11-inch clocks existed at the time. See illustrations of clock No. 537 CUM for comparison.
