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Lot 4091

French Empire Style Mystery Clock

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Starting Bid
$400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $1
$5 $5
$50 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

French Empire Style Mystery Clock, with Glass Case, the clock mechanism with movable wheel carrying beads, that, when dropped, swing the pendulum, and drop further down to tracks, prior to being picked up, again. Clock affixed to green marble base, with gilt brass decorations, with pendulum, glass beads and winder. Late 20th Century.

{Approximate dimensions:  Clock 22 1/4" high x 18 7/16" wide x 7 1/2" deep, case with metal embellishments 18 3/8" high x 17 1/16" wide x 6 13/16" deep.}.

Minor wear overall, including scratches, small nicks, some rubbing to metal and numerals, patina. Marble with several hairline cracks with repair, thermometer with hairline crack, discoloration. Please contact the Furniture and Decorative Arts Department for a detailed condition report on this lot.

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