Brass lantern clock by Francois le Baigue, Paris
France, 1700
£7,350.00
Height
15.00 inch
(38 cm)
Width
6.25 inch
(16 cm)
Depth
7.50 inch
(19 cm)
A fine late 17th century Parisian brass lantern clock on two trains with its original alarm disc and hour strike on a bell.
François le Baigue was a well-regarded Parisian maker who looked after the ‘Horloge du Palais’ from 1715 – 1732. A watch by him is illustrated on page 353 of Tardy’s “Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français”.
François le Baigue was a well-regarded Parisian maker who looked after the ‘Horloge du Palais’ from 1715 – 1732. A watch by him is illustrated on page 353 of Tardy’s “Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français”.