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A French gilt-brass and glass novelty mantel timepiece, 20th century
With spiral-twist uprights enclosing a glass dome, the dial plate supported on a central column and signed HOUR LAVIGNE, with silvered Roman chapter ring and blued steel hands, the single barrel movement housed between circular plates below with indirect wind through the central column, regulated by vertically positioned lever escapement to one side, with key-less wind and hand-set to the underside of the base
5in. (14cm.) high
With spiral-twist uprights enclosing a glass dome, the dial plate supported on a central column and signed HOUR LAVIGNE, with silvered Roman chapter ring and blued steel hands, the single barrel movement housed between circular plates below with indirect wind through the central column, regulated by vertically positioned lever escapement to one side, with key-less wind and hand-set to the underside of the base
5in. (14cm.) high