LOT 329 A VERY RARE ORMOLU MYSTERY CLOCK CIRCA 1840 BY JEAN EUGENE ROBERT HOUDIN OF PARIS D: Transparent glass dial with Roman numerals & inner chapter ring, single gilt “arrow” hand. M: French key wind twin barrel 8 day striking movement with chaff cutter escapement, signed Robert Houdin Paris between the movement plates and Vincenti & Comp on the back plate, numbered. C: Gilt ormolu chased & decorative wasted case with opposing griffins guarding the column which supports the dial surround, height measures approx. 35cm, dial surround diameter approx. 12.7cm. £8,000-£12,000
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