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Capstan and Lantern A French brass, silvered and patinated brass and marmo nero Belgio timepiece with double time dials, aneroid barometer, thermometer, compass and automaton lantern

CIRCA 1890

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Capstan and Lantern
A French brass, silvered and patinated brass and marmo nero Belgio timepiece with double time dials, aneroid barometer, thermometer, compass and automaton lantern
Circa 1890
The revolving dial set with four dials, all with silvered chapter rings, for time, aneroid barometer and thermometer, with floating compass to the top, single barrel movement with platform escapement driving both time dials, the base mounted with nautical trophies and with independent single barrel automaton movement
19½ in. (49.5 cm.) high

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer, 1999, p.259, fig.22-12; Sotheby's New York, The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 28 June 1993, lot 42; Christie's London, Important Clocks and Marine Chronometers, 5 July 2006, lot 87.