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Vertical Steam Boiler A French brass, patinated, silvered and coppered brass and marmo nero Belgio striking eight day clock with barometer, thermometer and automaton governor

CIRCA 1890

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Vertical Steam Boiler
A French brass, patinated, silvered and coppered brass and marmo nero Belgio striking eight day clock with barometer, thermometer and automaton governor
Circa 1890
With time and barometer dials, each with silvered chapter rings, with thermometer to one side, single barrel movement with cylinder escapement, with independent single barrel automaton movement
13¼ in. (33.5 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.265, fig.22-28c; Sotheby's New York, The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 28 June 1993, lot 31.

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