A good mid 19th century French mantel clock with calendar signed Bourdin
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,800 – $2,500[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$5,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Nov 20, 2022[/restrict]
Bourdin, a Paris, a good mid 19th century mantel clock with calendar, the black slate, break front case with molded top, base, and corners, and surmounted by a patinated figure of a gaunt hound, signed P.J. Mene, gilt, rectangular bezel with thick bevelled glass, roman numeral white enamel dial with seconds at 12:00, blued steel Breguet style hands, and with flanking, vertically oriented dials, to the left the day and date, to the right the month and 29 1/2 day moons age display, with gilt, engraved mask, the signed, two train pendule de Paris movement with dead beat escapement and striking on a bell, the pendulum with wooden rod, and brass mounting plate with calendar work driven by the strike train