A Charles X ormolu striking lyre clock with integral swinging pendulum

NO.382 CIRCA 1825

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A Charles X ormolu striking lyre clock with integral swinging pendulum
No.382 Circa 1825
With knife-edge suspension to the gridiron pendulum, the eight day twin barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell, numbered 382 on the back plate; with later associated marquetry plinth and under glass dome; winding key
23¼ in. (59 cm.) high, 29¼ in. (74 cm.) high over dome

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer, Pennsylvania, 1999, p.141, fig.12-5.
J. Ramon Colon De Carvajal, Catalogo de Relojes Del Patrimonio Nacional, Editorial Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid, 1987, Catalogue No.452.

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