Sold for:
$15,990
$15,990
Robert Houdin Swinging Glass Dial Mystery Clock, France, c. 1835, two patinated metal classical female figures hold up a bracket supporting a clear glass Roman numeral dial marked Robert Houdin , Paris , with pierced gilt hands, all above a gridiron pendulum with a blue, star studded, sphere as the bob which contains the eight-day, time-only movement, ht. 26 1/2 in. Note: As the pendulum swings the hands mounted on the glass dial tell time with no apparent connection to the movement.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
