Directoire astronomical clock attributed to Hubert Sarton
French brass and mahogany weight driven skeleton clock, attributed to Hubert Sarton, with several astronomical indications on different subsidiary dials.
French brass and mahogany weight driven skeleton clock. It is attributed to Hubert Sarton (1748 – 1828) and shows several astronomical indications on different subsidiary dials: phases of the moon, date, week , month and solstices and equinoxes.
All the dials are in enamel with Breguet hands.
Very unusual composition, a gridiron pendulum (temperature compensation) knife-edge suspended, a pin-pallet escapement and weights for going and striking hidden in the two brass columns.
Directoire ca. 1790.
Height : 52 cm.
Length : 27 cm.