FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A BLACK FOREST POLYCHROME-PAINTED METAL ITINERANT PEDLAR TIMEPIECE
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Of typical form, on wooden base, the detachable front clock with enamel dial, single barrel movement with silk suspension; pendulum, key
39.5 cm. high

Special notice

Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Pennsylvania, 1999, p.160, fig.14-11.
A pedlar timepiece of related design was sold Christie's London, Important Clocks, 6 July 2001, lot 7.

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