A French patinated spelter, gilt-metal and brass mystery 'swinger' timepiece

GUILMET, NO.307. CIRCA 1890

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A French patinated spelter, gilt-metal and brass mystery 'swinger' timepiece
Guilmet, No.307. Circa 1890
The figure resting on an ebonised plinth, with white enamel Roman dial, the eight day single barrel movement with internal pendulum, stamped GLT and numbered 307 on the back plate; lacking winding key
28¼ in. (72 cm.) high

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Derek Roberts, Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks, Schiffer, Pennsylvania, 1999, p.146, figs.12-15a,b.

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