Auction 62 · Lot 345
Verge Fusee mechanical clock features dial numbers engraved in Hebrew letters. Set on round pedestal with neoclassical devices and supported by three, footed female busts. With glass underside and visible movement. Height: 1.75 inches. * With clock key.
- Estimate
- $1,200–$1,500
- Hammer price
- $1,200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
FRENCH HEBREW DIAL CLOCK.
summary
Found from the 14th century until the mid-19th century, the verge escapement is the earliest known type of mechanical escapement, the mechanism in a mechanical clock that controls its rate by advancing the gear train at regular intervals or ‘ticks’.