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CIRCA 1870
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A French brass, nickel plated and black marble automaton nautical double-dialled timepiece
Circa 1870
The case on circular black marble base with simulated ratchet-and-click beneath main case entwined with gilt-brass rope and applied to the front with an anchor and block-and-tackle suspending a lifebuoy, the rotating lantern above set with opposing dials with silvered Roman chapter rings and blued steel hands, and further set with a mercurial thermometer and aneroid barometer, the top set with compass
20in. (50.5cm.) high
Circa 1870
The case on circular black marble base with simulated ratchet-and-click beneath main case entwined with gilt-brass rope and applied to the front with an anchor and block-and-tackle suspending a lifebuoy, the rotating lantern above set with opposing dials with silvered Roman chapter rings and blued steel hands, and further set with a mercurial thermometer and aneroid barometer, the top set with compass
20in. (50.5cm.) high
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