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An Empire style great wheel long duration skeleton timepiece
the pierced rafter frame with six spoke great wheel, centre and 'scape wheel with tic-tac escapement with silk suspended Apollo mask pendulum, white enamel Arabic chapter ring with blued moon hands and laurel wreath bezel, on octagonal white marble base mounted with an ormolu relief depicting a Bacchic procession, on ball feet, French, late 19th century -- 13½in.(34cm.) high
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the pierced rafter frame with six spoke great wheel, centre and 'scape wheel with tic-tac escapement with silk suspended Apollo mask pendulum, white enamel Arabic chapter ring with blued moon hands and laurel wreath bezel, on octagonal white marble base mounted with an ormolu relief depicting a Bacchic procession, on ball feet, French, late 19th century -- 13½in.(34cm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration