"Empire Etruscan Clock, Dial Signed Roy à Paris"
Strange pendulum in gilded and patinated bronze consists of a patinated trapeze - decorated gilded bronze sconces with grotesque decorations, which we find by Percier and Fontaine - the bust and feet of a woman wearing an antique hat appear. Dial signed Roy in Paris, Simon Roy died in 1809, several pendulums movement kept at Mobilier National bear his signature.Conditions report: Restored and revised by our watchmaker Mr. Bianchi in Metz. Warranty 2 years An identical clock is illustrated on page 383 of the Encyclopedia of the French Pendulum by Pierre Kjellberg.
The François Duesberg museum in Mons keeps an identical model.
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