Beschreibung:

A French boulle ‘pendule portative’ with two-plane 'chaffcutter' escapement Moser, Paris, mid 19th century The rectangular two train eight-day outside countwheel bell striking movement with two-plane 'chaffcutter' escapement regulated by sprung three-arm monometallic balance mounted on a gilt platform, the backplate stamped MOSER. A PARIS. and numbered 8976 to lower margin, the rectangular white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel trefoil hands over repeat signature MOSER PARIS to the lower margin of the minute ring, in a cut brass and red-stained tortoiseshell marquetry veneered case with shaped hinged brass carrying handle over small bevel glazed aperture within brass foliate scroll and line strung borders to the cast gilt metal edged top, the front with rising bevel glass to the dial aperture within conforming marquetry surround, the sides of serpentine outline veneered in shell, the rear similarly veneered and with rectangular door, on brass capped serpentine-shaped triple tier stepped base incorporating further brass scroll decoration to front, 21cm (8.25ins) high excluding handle. Very little seems to be known of the clockmaker Moser, Paris however and entry in the listings for the Great Exhibition of 1851 notes him as ‘Watch and Clock Maker, 15 Boulevard du Temple, Paris’. Cites Regulations Please note that this lot (lots marked with the symbol Ω in the printed catalogue) may be subject to CITES regulations when exported from the EU. The CITES regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla-en/imports-exports/cites Condition report disclaimer