Clock in the shape of obelisk

Clock in the shape of obelisk Venus and Love, A. Lechopie, Paris, around 1780 White marble and gilded bronze Legs Vermeersch, 1911 - lnv. v 2006. Musée du Cinquantenaire (Brussels, Belgium). Made with ReMake and ReCap Pro from AutoDesk. Decool's astronomical pendulum. Optimum oscillation of the balance is ensured by the bimetallic compensation grill. This type of clock with multiple dials, created in France in the 1790s, finds here one of its purest interpretations, influenced by the art of the Liège watchmaker Hubert Sarton. For more updates, please follow me on Twitter at @GeoffreyMarchal.