Bidspirit auction | A RARE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH

A RARE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH INDUSTRIAL MUSICAL CLOCK COMPENDIUM - A RARE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH INDUSTRIAL MUSICAL CLOCK COMPENDIUM, the gilt and silvered case modelled as a mandolin, tambourine, castanets and triangle mounted on a rectangular onyx base, the tambourine enclosing a silvered dial eight day clock, the mandolin enclosing an aneroid barometer, a silvered thermometer, also a Swiss mechanical music box playing on demand, the castanets enclosing a silvered compass. (28.5cm high, 36cm wide not including red velvet plinth)