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THE MOVEMENT BY JACQUES COIGNIET, CIRCA 1870
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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK: 'THE RAPE OF EUROPA'
THE MOVEMENT BY JACQUES COIGNIET, CIRCA 1870
CASE: the clock case resting on a bronze bull above a rock-work plinth DIAL: white enamel dial with signature 'Jacques Coigniet/Paris', pierced and engraved ormolu hands MOVEMENT: twin barrels with Brocot-type escapement and strike on bell; pendulum, winding key
22 in. (56 cm.) high; 16½ in. (42 cm.) wide; 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) deep
THE MOVEMENT BY JACQUES COIGNIET, CIRCA 1870
CASE: the clock case resting on a bronze bull above a rock-work plinth DIAL: white enamel dial with signature 'Jacques Coigniet/Paris', pierced and engraved ormolu hands MOVEMENT: twin barrels with Brocot-type escapement and strike on bell; pendulum, winding key
22 in. (56 cm.) high; 16½ in. (42 cm.) wide; 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) deep
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