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Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Oct 15, 2006
LOT 125
?Faceplate Engine? Swiss or French. Made circa 1900. Fine brass and steel faceplate engine.
CHF 5,200 - 7,000
EUR 3,300 - 4,500 / USD 4,200 - 5,700
Sold: CHF 6,136
Centering plate with three dog clamps, piston-action centering post on sliding tailstock, steel bed
raised on brass supports, driven by a crank wheel and intermediate transmission pulley,
two-directional slide rest controlled by wing-nuts, later wooden base.
Dim. 46 x 30.5 x 19 cm.
Good condition, cleaned and varnished
