Beautiful French rococo gilt bronze clock with dial signed Oudin…

Mid 19th century French Rococo style clock decorated with vines surrounding the mechanism. The base is decorated with scrolls and scallops. Mechanism signed oudin, Palais Royal. Dial with Roman numerals and movement with a thread in good working condition.
Circa :1860
Dim: w: 11.4 in - d: 5.5in - h: 15in.
Dim: L:29cm, P:14cm, H:38cm.


From simple subscription watch, to the most elaborate winding watches, Charles Oudin participated in the workshop of his master Abraham Breguet in the development and production of his most spectacular inventions. He in particular, which has developed on its behalf, a clever device equation of time, allowing watches to subscribe, to indicate the true time (hours of sunlight), as the average time, universally used in the life.
He established his studio at 52, Palais Royal, where today you can still see the sign on the pavement in mosaic, which contains the title of «Watchmaker of the French Navy. » Charles Oudin creations were appreciated by the royal families of Europe, where he made extraordinary watches. It counts among its clients, the Tsar and the Tsarina of Russia, the King and Queen of Spain, King of Portugal and the Empress Josephine, Napoleon iii, Count of Chambord, the King of Italy, the King of Greece, Pope Pius VII.