Pendule automate Lot n° 41

Rare clock in chased and gilded bronze with windmill and automatons. The annular dial is enamelled white with Roman numerals. It is held by two leafy trees and topped by a terrace with palmettes surmounted by a windmill with rotating wings around which moves a miller and his dog. It rests on a base with curved sides decorated with a frieze of agricultural trophies and Moorish roses. Skeleton mechanism with escapement. Dial signed ANGEVIN A PARIS. 1st third of the 19th century. H. 56 cm. L. 28 cm. D. 12 cm. Angevin, clockmaker installed in Paris, rue Saint Martin in 1806 and rue de Saintonge in 1830. Expert : Philippe Commenges