F. Carlier à Bruxelles (XIXe/XXe siècle). - Lot 189

Lot n° 189
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F. Carlier à Bruxelles (XIXe/XXe siècle). - Lot 189
F. Carlier à Bruxelles (XIXe/XXe siècle). Rare heliocentric planetary clock of skeleton type, with complications, with two superimposed round dials. The upper one displays the hours, minutes and seconds. The lower dial shows the equation of time, the 24 hours, the months and their days through a rotating disk. On the upper part, resting on a circular plate with a zodiac calendar, is articulated a functional mechanism representing the rotation of the four telluric planets of the solar system. The movement is driven by a double barrel. Balance with adjustable compensation suspended by a blade. Blued steel hands. The whole supported, on both sides, by a young woman draped in patinated bronze. Signed "Van Goolen" and a small central foot bearing the signature "Calculated and executed by F. Carlier in Brussels. Terrace in molded marble. Dimensions : 67 x 46 x 27 cm. Very nice quality. Provenance : Private collection, acquired in the 90's by the father of the present owner.
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