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A French porcelain, gilt-brass and rouge marble globe timepiece, circa 1893
The polychrome-painted porcelain globe with English inscriptions, with monogram within a cartouche, with steel hour hand curving from the Arctic to indicate the time on a gilt-brass band at the equatorial position applied with twice 12 individual white enamel Arabic chapters, also calibrated 0-11 twice and engraved with quarter hour markers, the globe pivoted within a circular frame for manual adjustment, the hour hand revolving once every 24 hours, single barrel movement with platform lever escapement, on baluster column rising from a circular base inscribed J J M 1893, on octagonal red marble plinth -- 7 in. (19.5 cm.) high; key
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The polychrome-painted porcelain globe with English inscriptions, with monogram within a cartouche, with steel hour hand curving from the Arctic to indicate the time on a gilt-brass band at the equatorial position applied with twice 12 individual white enamel Arabic chapters, also calibrated 0-11 twice and engraved with quarter hour markers, the globe pivoted within a circular frame for manual adjustment, the hour hand revolving once every 24 hours, single barrel movement with platform lever escapement, on baluster column rising from a circular base inscribed J J M 1893, on octagonal red marble plinth -- 7 in. (19.5 cm.) high; key
See Front Cover Illustration
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