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A French Gilt Metal and Onyx Mounted Compound Congreve Waterwheel Clock, Thermometer and Barometer
Estimate: $2,000-$3,000
Sold
$13,500
Live Auction
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
Description
A French Gilt Metal and Onyx Mounted Compound Congreve Waterwheel Clock, Thermometer and Barometer
Circa 1900
with box of ball bearings.
Height overall 22 1/2 x width 18 1/2 x depth 7 1/2 inches.
Property from a Private Collector, Lincolnwood, Illinois
Condition
Clock lacking pendulum. 42 ball-bearings present. The onyx base with some restored breaks to onyx base. Works appear intact but unable to properly test without pendulum. With a later glass case.  Additional images available upon request.