Bidspirit auction | GUILMET, PARIS. A LATE 19TH

GUILMET, PARIS. A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION ”HELMSMAN” TABLE CLOCK, the case modelled as the stern of a ship mounted on a rouge marble base with the helmsman rocking left to right above a gilt dial with Arabic numerals fronting an eight-day spring-driven movement striking on a gong. (31cm high)