Lot 53
53
Beam Engine A French small brass and silvered brass and marmo nero Belgio eight day novelty timepiece with moving pump
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Beam Engine A French small brass and silvered brass and marmo nero Belgio eight day novelty timepiece with moving pump

GUILMET, PARIS, NO.323, RETAILED BY CAMERDEN & FORSTER, NEW YORK. CIRCA 1890

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Beam Engine
A French small brass and silvered brass and marmo nero Belgio eight day novelty timepiece with moving pump
Guilmet, Paris, No.323, retailed by Camerden & Forster, New York. Circa 1890
The enamel Roman dial signed CAMERDEN & FORSTER/NEW YORK, the beam above forming the compound pendulum for the single barrel movement stamped GLT/PARIS and numbered 323
7 in. (18 cm.) high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer,
1999, p.264, fig.22-25; Sotheby's New York, The Joseph M. Meraux
Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 28 June 1993, lot 34.

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