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Geneva, Hotel Des Bergues, Oct 18, 1997

LOT 509

Cousin, Hger de Mgnr Comte d'Artois, circa 1780. Very fine and rare, white marble and gilt bronze, eight day going, hour and half-hour striking centre seconds lyre clock with skeletonised swinging movement.

C. Designed as a lyre in white marble, the oval base on four disc feet, applied with gilt bronze branches of flowers and foliage, sun figure at the top and further gilt pearled and sun-flower decoration. D. White enamel with Roman numerals and outer Arabic minute ring. Pierced and engraved " fleurs de lys" hands. M. Gilt brass fully skeletonised, fitted in the bob of the grid-iron half-second beating pendulum with knife edge suspension, with going barrel both for the going and the striking trains, Lepaute type pinwheel escapement. Striking on a bell with count wheel. Signed on the dial. On a gilt wood base and protected by a fine shaped glass dome. Dim. 53 x 25 x 12 cm.