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A French gilt and patinated bronze and rouge griotte marble eight day novelty timepiece in the form of boat with rocking mariner
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A French gilt and patinated bronze and rouge griotte marble eight day novelty timepiece in the form of boat with rocking mariner

GUILMET, PARIS. CIRCA 1890

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A French gilt and patinated bronze and rouge griotte marble eight day novelty timepiece in the form of boat with rocking mariner
Guilmet, Paris. Circa 1890
The dial with painted Arabic chapters, blued steel hands, the oarsman forming the compound pendulum for the single barrel key-less wind movement stamped MEDAILLE DOR/GLT/BTE SCDC/PARIS
13 in. (33 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.

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer, 1999, p.254, fig.22-1; Sotheby's New York, The Joseph M. Meraux Collection of Rare and Unusual Clocks, 28 June 1993, lot 54; a similar clock was sold Christie's London, Important Clocks and Marine Chronometers Important Clocks Including a Fine Collection of Industrial Automaton and Astronomical Clocks, 4 July 2007, lot 82