A CHARLES X AUTOMATON MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate: |
£300 - £500
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Hammer price:
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£1,400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
The arched case cast with foliage, enclosing the gilt dial, above a mask head and automaton imitating a waterspout into a shell below, the twin train movement with countwheel strike on a bell with silk suspension, on a stepped base
37cm high
Condition report
There is a winding key for the clock and another for the automaton. With its pendulum. The automaton works and the clock ticks.