PIECOUR FILS À BORGES, CIRCA 1840
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A LOUIS PHILIPPE MAHOGANY LONGCASE REGULATOR
piecour fils à borges, circa 1840
The circular silvered dial within a foliate-cast ormolu bezel, Roman chapters with blued steel moon hands and counterpoised sweep center seconds, signed Piecour fils à Borges, the movement with rectangular plates and four steel pillars screwed to the back and front plates, deadbeat escapement with fine adjustment to the crutch piece for the massive gridiron pendulum suspended from a massive brass bracket secured to the backboard, the case with detachable stepped top with dentilled entlablature, glazed sides, the front door with unusual locking system, the heavy moulded plinth with fielded panels to the front and sides
82in. (208cm.) high
piecour fils à borges, circa 1840
The circular silvered dial within a foliate-cast ormolu bezel, Roman chapters with blued steel moon hands and counterpoised sweep center seconds, signed Piecour fils à Borges, the movement with rectangular plates and four steel pillars screwed to the back and front plates, deadbeat escapement with fine adjustment to the crutch piece for the massive gridiron pendulum suspended from a massive brass bracket secured to the backboard, the case with detachable stepped top with dentilled entlablature, glazed sides, the front door with unusual locking system, the heavy moulded plinth with fielded panels to the front and sides
82in. (208cm.) high