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Ship's Wheel A French small gilt and silvered brass and rouge griotte marble eight day revolving compendium timepiece with barometer and compass

RETAILED BY JULES JURGENSEN, COPENHAGEN. CIRCA 1890

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Ship's Wheel
A French small gilt and silvered brass and rouge griotte marble eight day revolving compendium timepiece with barometer and compass
Retailed by Jules Jurgensen, Copenhagen. Circa 1890
On ratcheted socle, the front applied with a plaque inscribed JULES JURGENSEN COPENHAGEN, with white enamel dials to either side, for time with Roman and Arabic chapters and for aneroid barometer, a compass to the top, the single barrel movement with bimetallic lever balance
7¾ in. (19.5 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.259, fig.22-13.

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