L'ESPEE. A LIMITED EDIITON GILT STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH EROTIC AUTOMATON

SIGNED L'ESPEE, 1839, PARIS, NO. 500/500, CIRCA 2000

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L'ESPEE. A LIMITED EDIITON GILT STRIKING AND REPEATING CARRIAGE CLOCK WITH EROTIC AUTOMATON
Signed L'Espee, 1839, Paris, No. 500/500, circa 2000

With gilt-finished twin barrel movement visible through the sides, mono-metallic compensation balance and lever escapement visible through the top, hour and half hour striking and repeating on one gong, the white dial with Roman numerals, Arabic numeral five minute divisions, blued steel Breguet hands, gilt disc on dial slides open via a lever at the back to reveal a couple engaged in a erotic act with a head peering in the doorway in time to the gong, button at 12 to activate the repeating mechanism, the back with polychrome enamel painting of a soldier and a lady on a swing, opening to reveal the soldier's hand fondling the lady's behind, in gilt case, case and dial signed
135 mm. high

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US$7,000-10,000

This clock is accompanied by a L'Epée presentation box with outer packaging, a L'Epée traveling case with outer packaging and Certificate