Lot Essay
A clock of this model is illustrated in D. Roberts Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, 1999, p.270, fig.22-38.
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CIRCA 1900
Details
A FRENCH BRASS AND SILVERED EIGHT DAY STRIKING LOCOMOTIVE AUTOMATON CLOCK
CIRCA 1900
The dial set into the cabin and with white enamel Arabic chapter ring, with aneroid barometer set into the boiler and thermometer and compass to the funnel, the movement with twin barrels, platform lever escapement and strike on bell, inscribed 3920 and R, with replaced automaton movement, on a black marble plinth
17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, 18½ in. (47 cm.) wide
CIRCA 1900
The dial set into the cabin and with white enamel Arabic chapter ring, with aneroid barometer set into the boiler and thermometer and compass to the funnel, the movement with twin barrels, platform lever escapement and strike on bell, inscribed 3920 and R, with replaced automaton movement, on a black marble plinth
17½ in. (44.5 cm.) high, 18½ in. (47 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks; Sotheby's, New York, 28 June 1993, lot 36.
Acquired from Garrard, London, 1994.
Acquired from Garrard, London, 1994.
Brought to you by
Andrew McVinish
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