Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Mar 11, 2012
LOT 205
THE EIFFEL TOWER Cirin Claudius, French. Made in 1898. Wooden, hour and half-hour striking table clock in the form of the Eiffel Tower with thermometer.
CHF 5,000 - 10,000
USD 5,500 - 11,000 / EUR 4,000 - 8,000
C. Stained and varnished wood with gilt highlights and the date 1898 on each leg, the clock mounted in the fi rst tier with a pierced panel ?Cirin Claudius? mounted above, giltbrass bezel. D. White enamel with radial Roman numerals, outer minute divisions. Blued steel hands. M. Circular, brass, 2-train, anchor escapement, striking on a bell, three-rod gridiron pendulum with brass sunburst bob. Dim. 94 x 38 cm.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Movement: 3* |
Good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |
Notes
The Eiffel Tower, located in the Champ de Mars, Paris, was built
by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World?s
Fair. It has since become the symbol of Paris and one of the most
recognized structures in the world. The tower stands 324 meters
high and at the time of construction was the tallest man-made
structure in the world.