LE ROY & FILS. NO. 7466; HONORÉ PONS. CIRCA 1880

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A French brass four-glass table regulator with Desfontaine escapement
Le Roy & fils. No. 7466; Honoré Pons. Circa 1880
The substantial gorge case with bevelled glazing, the white enamel Roman chapter ring with blued steel hands and counterpoised sweep centre seconds, white enamel recessed centre signed BREVETÉ LE ROY & FILS PALS. ROYAL GIE. MONTPENSIER 13-15 PARIS 286 REGENT STREET, with the visible Desfontaine escapement, the substantial movement with four back-pinned pillars and twin going barrels, the strike on a bell secured to the backplate signed LE ROY & FILS Á PARIS No.7466, also with the stamp for Pons Medaille D'or 1827, with gridiron-style pendulum
18¼ in. (46 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

ALBERT ODMARK NOTES
Purchased by Charles Allix at Sotheby's, London, March 22, 1968,
lot 85

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