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FRIZON IN PARIS
Early 18th century
Leather-wrapped, gilt-metal, single-hand onion watch with pendulum balance wheel
Case: round on a hinge, the back sheathed in leather with a studded arabesque motif in the center, the middle with a studded decoration (domed glass to be refastened)
Dial: single-hand, finely hammered with stylized motifs in the center, enamel cartouches with Roman numerals, enamel minute track in a circle in the center
Movement: mechanical with key winding, chased and pierced cock with pendulum opening, mounted on two feet, verge escapement, fusée and chain, signature on plate "Frizon à Paris".
Diameter: 56 mm
FRIZON à Paris
Early 18th century
Gilt metal onion watch with pendulum balance
The name "Frizon" or "Frison Antoine" is mentioned in the Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, p. 239, as being active in Paris, Rue des Petits Champs, 1703-48.
Early 18th century
Leather-wrapped, gilt-metal, single-hand onion watch with pendulum balance wheel
Case: round on a hinge, the back sheathed in leather with a studded arabesque motif in the center, the middle with a studded decoration (domed glass to be refastened)
Dial: single-hand, finely hammered with stylized motifs in the center, enamel cartouches with Roman numerals, enamel minute track in a circle in the center
Movement: mechanical with key winding, chased and pierced cock with pendulum opening, mounted on two feet, verge escapement, fusée and chain, signature on plate "Frizon à Paris".
Diameter: 56 mm
FRIZON à Paris
Early 18th century
Gilt metal onion watch with pendulum balance
The name "Frizon" or "Frison Antoine" is mentioned in the Dictionnaire des Horlogers Français, p. 239, as being active in Paris, Rue des Petits Champs, 1703-48.