Musical mantel clock with automaton
Musical mantel clock with automaton
France, Paris
circa 1840
Le Roy & Fils
Steel, brass, bronze, glass; casting, enamel, gilding, vermeiling, wood carving
Height 58 cm
Mantel clock is in the form of metal gilded Gothic tower mounted on wooden, decorated with carving, gilded stand on curly feet. White enamel round dial with two openwork nielloed hands, blue Roman numerals designating hours and minutes divisions are on the tower façade. The clock with suspended on silk thread pendulum. Synchronously operating musical movement and automaton control mechanism that are activated by button on the stand right side are mounted in the wooden the stand. The winding key hole is located on the stand front side. Two winding keys are in the set.
Инв.1618.1-3/ММП