Planchon, a Paris, a rare and highly ornamental sector clock with retrograde display, the demi lune, gilt bronze case resting on hoof feet with foliate ornament, the case frame with acanthus border, sunflower form drop, and surmounted by bowknot tied
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24 October 2024
case dirty, gilding with some staining and minor losses, glass good, dial and hand very good, movement ticks and strikes, retrograde function working
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Planchon, a Paris, a rare and highly ornamental sector clock with retrograde display, the demi lune, gilt bronze case resting on hoof feet with foliate ornament, the case frame with acanthus border, sunflower form drop, and surmounted by bowknot tied floral sprays, Roman numeral white enamel dial, the center with polychrome enamel painting featuring figures on a shoreline, and with a single, elaborately fretted and engraved gilt hand, transiting the 180 degree dial once in twelve hours, then promptly returning to its starting point, 8 day, time and strike movement with retrograde function and lever platform case dirty, gilding with some staining and minor losses, glass good, dial and hand very good, movement ticks and strikes, retrograde function working
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