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A Victorian gilt and silvered brass novelty desk timepiece, last quarter 19th century
In the form of a sand glass, with dial and movement to the top, rising and supported on a sprung strut, silvered Roman dial with blued steel beetle and poker hands, the single barrel key-less wind movement with gilt platform to lever escapement, housed in screw-off drum case, with trefoil shuttered winding hole to rear of the case
9in. (23cm.) high
In the form of a sand glass, with dial and movement to the top, rising and supported on a sprung strut, silvered Roman dial with blued steel beetle and poker hands, the single barrel key-less wind movement with gilt platform to lever escapement, housed in screw-off drum case, with trefoil shuttered winding hole to rear of the case
9in. (23cm.) high