A French gilt and silvered brass, patinated metal and marmo nero Belgio novelty striking steam hammer clock
A French gilt and silvered brass, patinated metal and marmo nero Belgio novelty striking steam hammer clock

GUILMET, MOVEMENT BY JAPY FRÈRES, NO.395. CIRCA 1880

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A French gilt and silvered brass, patinated metal and marmo nero Belgio novelty striking steam hammer clock
Guilmet, movement by Japy Frères, No.395. Circa 1880
The dial with applied chapters, the eight day twin barrel movement with novelty pendulum rising and falling with the escapement, strike on bell, stamped GLT and for JAPY FRÈRES on the back plate also numbered 395; lacking key
18 in. (46 cm.) high

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer, Pennsylvania, 1999, p.260, figs.22-18,19.