Antique French or France Shelf Lyre Clock

Price Type: auction
Sold Date: January, 2002
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Catalog Description:

French Lyre Mystery clock, ca 1830. Round 8 day movement, outside count wheel, strikes a brass bell, and runs strong. 7 rod gridiron pendulum swings from the top of the case. A hidden inverted crutch moves the pendulum, which of course releases the power of the spring. It is not apparent from the front what keeps the pendulum moving. Heavy bronze ornamentation on the clean,black wood case. Note particularly the Horn of Plenty on each side of the dial. Machined dial and surround also bronze.

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