Morez wall clock. France, XIX century.

Morez wall clock. France, 19th century.
Polychrome wood.
Single-bell mechanism with half-hour and hour chimes.
In running condition.
Very well preserved.
Measurements: 225 x 52 x 30 cm.
Morez wall clock with lentil pendulum, from the 19th century, contained in a box with polychrome decorations of grapes and vine leaves. The upper case houses the clock face, with a white background and Roman numerals, inscribed on an embossed gilt plaque depicting a peasant family flanked by two praying men. On the front of the base is a medallion with an ornate Dutch-style genre scene on the inside.
These clocks are known as Morez, the name of a village in France, as this is the place of origin of their manufacture, although it should be noted that the production of these pieces also moved to Morbier. The production of these clocks began in the 17th century, and experienced a second splendour in the mid-19th century, when the advances of industrialisation allowed for technical improvements and greater speed in the manufacturing process. They are exceptional clocks, as the striking mechanism is located on the right-hand side and the movement on the left.