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    Sale 4090

    Clocks, Barometers and Marine Chronometers

    London, South Kensington

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    11 July 2006

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    • A Louis Philippe ormolu striki
    Lot 118

    A Louis Philippe ormolu striking cathedral clock, circa 1840

    Price realised

    GBP 1,920

    Estimate

    GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,800

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    A Louis Philippe ormolu striking cathedral clock, circa 1840
    The rose window forming the dial and applied with white enamel Roman chapters, blued steel trefoil hands, the eight day twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell -- 19¾ in. (50 cm.) high

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