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A LOUIS PHILIPPE ORMOLU AUTOMATON SHIP TABLE CLOCK
Lays Aé. a Paris
the case on shell and foliate feet, addorsed dolphins at the angles flanking a bulrush bezel to the engine-turned Roman dial with blued moon hands, the model ship above (distressed) with independent going barrel movement giving simulated rocking motion and enclosed within harbour walls with a lighthouse perched above, the twin going barrel movement with anchor escapement and count-wheel strike on bell, the backplate stamped Lays Aé. a Paris; red velvet-lined oval gilt-wood base with glass dome
28½in. (72cm.) high (over dome) (2)
Lays Aé. a Paris
the case on shell and foliate feet, addorsed dolphins at the angles flanking a bulrush bezel to the engine-turned Roman dial with blued moon hands, the model ship above (distressed) with independent going barrel movement giving simulated rocking motion and enclosed within harbour walls with a lighthouse perched above, the twin going barrel movement with anchor escapement and count-wheel strike on bell, the backplate stamped Lays Aé. a Paris; red velvet-lined oval gilt-wood base with glass dome
28½in. (72cm.) high (over dome) (2)