A French patinated spelter mystery 'swinger' timepiece

S.E.F.I.A., NO.6621. CIRCA 1900

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A French patinated spelter mystery 'swinger' timepiece
S.E.F.I.A., No.6621. Circa 1900
The figure representing Prosperité after the model by Kossowski, the spherical dial with applied chapters, eight day single barrel movement with internal pendulum, stamped S.E.F.I.A. on the back plate and numbered 6621, conforming stamp to rear of mock pendulum; winding key
31½ in. (80 cm.) high

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer, Pennsylvania, 1999, p.145, figs.12-11, 12-12, 12-13a,b.

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