Lot 55
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Foundry A rare French brass and silvered brass and marmo nero Belgio striking eight day novelty clock with moving steam hammer
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Foundry A rare French brass and silvered brass and marmo nero Belgio striking eight day novelty clock with moving steam hammer

GUILMET, PARIS, NO.1623, RETAILED BY GARRARD, LONDON. CIRCA 1890

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Foundry
A rare French brass and silvered brass and marmo nero Belgio striking eight day novelty clock with moving steam hammer
Guilmet, Paris, No.1623, retailed by Garrard, London. Circa 1890
The gilt painted dial with Arabic chapters and signed GARRARD/LONDON, the foundryman's steam hammer rising and falling as part of the compound pendulum for the twin barrels movement with strike on gong, stamped GLT/PARIS and numbered 1623
15¾ in. (40.5 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.266, fig.22-31b; Sotheby's New York, The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 28 June 1993, lot 57.

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