An unusual French small battery-electric mantel timepiece, circa 1925
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An unusual French small battery-electric mantel timepiece, circa 1925

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An unusual French small battery-electric mantel timepiece, circa 1925
Mounted on a carved wood plinth above an ebonised base, the white enamel Arabic dial supported by two brass columns, with coil oscillating between two magnetic poles and with large helical spring, possibly later mounted -- 10¾ in. (27.5 cm.) high over dome
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Lot Essay

An 'LR' four-glass clock with this type of movement is illustrated in Alan and Rita Shenton, Collectable Clocks, Antique Collectors' Club, 1985, p.377.

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