DESCRIPTION:
Robert Houdin, Paris, swinging clock with glass dial, the gilt spelter female figure on a marble base with gilt scroll feet, her right arm held aloft and supporting the swinging timepiece, with Roman numeral glass dial, bimetallic gridiron pendulum, terminating with a blue sphere and drop, mounted with gilt stars and cipher, and containing an 8 day brass timepiece, dial signed
CONDITION:
dirty and with polish residue, finishes worn, figure missing something from her left hand, numerals and signature on dial restored , hands with minor bends, blue finish on sphere flaking, gilding on pendulum and its ornaments with minor loss, movement ticking, motion work behind dial functional, suspension may be altered
ESTIMATE:
$6000
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$8000
PRICE SOLD:
$13500
CIRCA: 1870
DIMENSIONS: 24.75in x 7in x 8.5in
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