A VERY RARE INDUSTRIAL VERTICAL STEAM BOILER CLOCK PROBABLY BY GUILMET
Circa 1890
Brass, silvered brass and black marble eight day stricking clock with automanon flywheel, piston and governor and is decorated in a variety of different metallic finishes
44.5cm High
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Provenance
Probably by André Romain Guilmet (active between 1861-1910) in Paris, France.
Retailed by Domingo Herrero in Vitoria, Spain.
The case modelled with rivets and with inset dial with silvered roman chapter ring, hinged door to the front concealing winding square for automaton, the twin barrels movement with strike...
The case modelled with rivets and with inset dial with silvered roman chapter ring, hinged door to the front concealing winding square for automaton, the twin barrels movement with strike on, with independent single barrel automaton movement.
Literature
Mystery, novelty & Fantasy clocks by Derek Roberts Schiffer Books. ISBN 0-7643-0873-4