C.1785, French, F. Berthoud, Paris (original signature on movement), blue cobalt lyre with swinging brilliant pendulum, month running.
This period clock has been around for over 2 centuries and has experienced some restoration and has some damage to the blue porcelain. The pinwheel escapement has been restored with a more robust design (runs fine); also the minute and hour hands have been replaced. The dial is well painted and with 1-31 concentric calendar (note star shaped calendar wheel). The porcelain lyre was cracked and glued at the yoke, and there is also a crack at the top of the lyre. The best part of this clock is the fabulous mounts which depict flowers, berries and leaves in the finest detail that we have ever seen. There were never any feet on this clock, as on other known examples from this period. A good Louis XVI period lyre worthy of proper restoration. Height 22"
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