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Geneva, Oct 04, 2009

LOT 318

French. Made circa 1790. Fine, brass, eight-day going, hour and half-hour striking, mantel clock.

C. Brass rectangular arch-top, glazed sides, the front decorated with palm, swag and sunburst mounts, four finials at the top, hinged handle, gilt brass engine-turned decorated bezel, raised on four turned brass feet. D. White enamel with Arabic numerals, outer dot minute divisions, Arabic fifteen-minute numerals. Pierced and engraved gilt hands. M. 13 x 10 cm, brass rectangular full plate with four cylindrical pillars, going barrels both on the going and the striking trains, anchor escapement, pendulum with brass bob, silk suspension, rack striking work, striking on the underslung bell. Dim. 22.5 x 12 x 7 cm