Exceptional table clock with carillon and drum mechanism

Lot 5039 limit € 19.000

Mahogany, mirror veneer, rectangular stepped base, stepped conical clock body with rounded end, fine brass appliqués and band inlay work, base front with hand-sawn and engraved decorative brass grille, behind it a barrel mechanism with metal pins on a wooden barrel, adjustable to play 10 different melodies, 22 hammers strike 12 bells , elevator on the side with a key using a chain on a brass worm, above it a brass clockwork with pendulum and hourly strike on a bell as well as a quarter-hour strike on a small bell, hourly self-triggering of the carillon mechanism, enamelled dial with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, decorated brass hands, behind a curved, round protective glass, lockable and foldable clock front , well-kept and functional condition, approx. 82 x 47 x 26 cm, extremely rare carillon clock, which in its design inspired the enthusiasm of the population after Napoleon's return from Egypt in 1799 ldzug reflects, it combines different classical styles and impresses with harmonious elegance, around 1805