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Lot #535 - A French electro-mechanical wall clock

  • Auction House:
    Cordy's
  • Sale Name:
    February 2018 Art & Antique Auction
  • Sale Date:
    27 Feb 2018 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 447
    27 Feb 2018 ~ 5pm (NZ time) - Session 2: Lots 1 - 859
  • Lot #:
    535
  • Lot Description:
    A French electro-mechanical wall clock
    mounted on heavy grey marble back plate with 10" dial marked 'Electrique Brillie' and covered by a glazed wooden lift-off case, the precision movement with invar rod and spherical brass pendulum bob above a horseshoe magnet mounted sideways and having one pole passing through a fixed electromagnetic coil. The power supplied by a single D-cell mounted behind the dial is sufficient to power the clock for up to seven years. A heart-shaped cam is activated by pushbutton to zero the seconds hand on demand. Height 460. c.1920.
  • Estimate:
    NZ$800 - 800
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Clocks & Watches

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