Offered by Galerie Bordet
The subjectdepicts a young woman (Venus) holding a bird in her hands, with a cherubholding a cat that is trying to catch it.
Movement withhour and half-hour striking.
Dial inwhite enamel signed Ferdinand Berthoud.
Roman numerals for the hours andArabic numerals for the minutes. Movementalso bearing the signature of Ferdinand Berthoud, with a striking mechanism on acounting wheel.
Anchor escapement, wire suspension.
FerdinandBerthoud: 1727–1807: One of the greatest clockmakers of the 18th century, who, along with Pierre Leroy, invented the firstmarine clocks.