Rare French Patented Figural Torsion Mystery Clock

Rare French Patented Figural Torsion Mystery Clock

Paris, circa 1890

Height: approximately 28 3/4 in.

Engraved: “Mn Hs Jne Système Fc Mt Breveté Paris,”

The spherical clock case with applied silvered Roman numeral chapters and concealed winding aperture, engraved above the chapter ring “Mn Hs Jne Système Fc Mt Breveté Paris,” identifying the unusual torsion arrangement as a patented Parisian system. The eight-day movement is regulated through a torsion suspension concealed within the vertical pendulum tube, producing the extraordinary mechanical action for which this rare model is known.