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AN ANTIQUE FRENCH MUSICAL CLOCK PICTURE
Mid-19th century
The eight-day striking moment with activating levers attached to a sub-striking movement on gong, with a black and white japanned Roman numeral dial cut through a French School oil on canvas painting to appear as the clock in the longcase clock in an interior scene, apparently original period frame (regilt), the clock and musical movement housed in box hinged to the rear of the picture frame, together with the a key-driven single-cylinder musical movement, the controls for the latter accessible from the underside
58cm x 67cm, overall (including frame)
Sold for $3,600
Lot 52
Mid-19th century
The eight-day striking moment with activating levers attached to a sub-striking movement on gong, with a black and white japanned Roman numeral dial cut through a French School oil on canvas painting to appear as the clock in the longcase clock in an interior scene, apparently original period frame (regilt), the clock and musical movement housed in box hinged to the rear of the picture frame, together with the a key-driven single-cylinder musical movement, the controls for the latter accessible from the underside
58cm x 67cm, overall (including frame)
Estimate $2,400 - $3,200
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8805
4:00pm - 30 March 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 27 - Sun 29 March, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn, VIC
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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