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A good late 19th century French conical pendulum clock garniture The movement stamped D.L Medaille Bronze, 674332 3
8 July 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,500
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A good late 19th century French conical pendulum clock garniture
The movement stamped D.L Medaille Bronze, 674332
the alabaster case surmounted by a draped gilt metal female Muse cradling a locomotive in her right arm, her left arm raised to hold the pendulum on a silk suspension, all raised on a shaped plinth base applied with columns and scrolls,the 3.5 inch gilt Roman dial with engine turned centre, the twin train movement with outside countwheel strike on a bell, together with the two matching twin-handled urn side pieces 60cms (23.5ins) high. The side pieces 33cms (13ins) high. (3)
the alabaster case surmounted by a draped gilt metal female Muse cradling a locomotive in her right arm, her left arm raised to hold the pendulum on a silk suspension, all raised on a shaped plinth base applied with columns and scrolls,the 3.5 inch gilt Roman dial with engine turned centre, the twin train movement with outside countwheel strike on a bell, together with the two matching twin-handled urn side pieces 60cms (23.5ins) high. The side pieces 33cms (13ins) high. (3)
Footnotes
For a discussion of the conical pendulum clock, see Roberts 'Myster, Novelty and Fantasy clocks' Schiffer, 1999, Chapter 10.