LOT 195:
Rare French Bronze Automaton Fountain Mantel Clock, Circa 1830. Patinated and gilt bronze modeled as a ...
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Sold for: $950
Start price:
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Estimated price :
$1,500 - $2,500
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Rare French Bronze Automaton Fountain Mantel Clock, Circa 1830.
Patinated and gilt bronze modeled as a castle.
Enamel dial, chimes every 30 minutes, working condition.
Glass rod driven by a separate mechanism imitating a jet of water (working condition), comes out of a lion's mouth towards a gilt bronze water trough.
Height: 45cm.
Minor flaws to the enamel dial, both mechanisms were professionally serviced and restored.