Lot #279 - A French musical automaton clock of birds in a tree, late 19th Century
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
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Sale Date:27 Oct 2015 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:279
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Lot Description:A French musical automaton clock of birds in a tree, late 19th Century
modelled with four birds tweeting and moving amongst the boughs of a wirework and fabric tree, the natuarlistically modelled rocky landscape with a turning glass rod to one side simulating flowing water, the key wind musical 8-day time only movement enclosed in the ebonised oval moulded plinth set with stop/start levers and pull cord winds the music, the clock with white enamelled dial and black Roman numerals set into the rock face all beneath a perspex dome
approximately 65 cm total height -
Estimate:A$2,000 - 3,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Clocks & Watches
This Sale has been held and this item is no longer available. Details are provided for information purposes only.
