Lot 13
13
A French rouge griotte marble and patinated bronze eight day striking novelty compendium clock in the form of a locomotive
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A French rouge griotte marble and patinated bronze eight day striking novelty compendium clock in the form of a locomotive

CIRCA 1880

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A French rouge griotte marble and patinated bronze eight day striking novelty compendium clock in the form of a locomotive
Circa 1880
The realistically modelled case with marble top and base with brass plinth, the steam engine with the clock dial set into the boiler now with card chapter ring over original silvered chapter ring, with blued steel hands, barometer dial above and thermometer set into the funnel, flanked by mercurial and alcohol thermometers, the movement with replaced platform lever escapement and strike on bell to back plate stamped 2517
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
Special notice
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.269, fig.22-36; Sotheby's New York, The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 28 June 1993, lot 8.

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