
French mantle clock with tellurian, c. 1810, attributed to
Janvier. Two train, Tic-Tac escapement, half second pendulum, hour and half
hour strike on count wheel. An orrery is mounted to the top of the clock
case and is driven by the clock in real time as well as by a demonstration
key.


The mechanics, dial and overall design of the tellurian follows closely to
those from many other clock makers. It was likely supplied by a third-party
source to all of these clock makers. There is a discussion of this
