"Pendulum La Duchesse De Berry Signed Pickard In Paris Gilt Bronze Restoration Period Early XI"
Rre and interesting historical clock in cidellated and gilded bronze, well referenced and known, signed Pickard in Paris, representing the Duchess of Berry and the Count of Chambord near the altar of memory of Charles Ferdinand Duke of Berry assassinated on February 13, 1820; Duchess of Berry young widow of the second son of Charles X then presented for the throne holds in his arms "the child of the miracle" born on September 1820 or 7 months after the death of his father, this child then aroused all the hopes of the monarchists attached to the house of the Bourbons, his mother will even try to take power as regent but will be forced into exile, power being vested in the Orleans family, this child titled Henri V will never reign, he will still be discarded in favor of the Republic after the disaster of Sedan, this episode gave rise to the production of many objects of devotion in 1820, the time of our pendulum, the movement is to be revised, it measures 44cm height, 32cm in length and 12.5cm in width, the gilding is in good used condition