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French Annular Lighthouse Clock
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A turn of the century French Annular Lighthouse clock. 8-day time only movement with rotating porcelain indicator rings having Roman numerals on hours and Arabic minutes. Lighthouse form Bronze case with domed cover on a "Stone" lighthouse on a rocky outcropping with waves below, ebonized wooden base. Slight wear, running when cataloged, small chip in base, lacks glass dome. 12 1/4" high. ESTIMATE $2,000-3,000
French Lighthouse Illuminated Annular Clock
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French Lighthouse Illuminated Annular Clock. 2.75 in. dia. cylindrical milk glass dial is 3 in. high, hand painted with a band of black Roman hour numerals and reed & red striped borders above and below; the glass dial has an open center with seat for a candle under the pierced brass cupola top. Has a small round brass spring driven one day movement with arrow indicator mounted on the front of the case, the pendulum bob swinging behind it and stem wind in the rear. In a cast metal case in the form of a lighthouse tower with naval shield and anchor under star designs on the front over windows and doors with cold painted gilt highlights. In very good condition with no breaks, chips, cracks, repairs or inpainting to the glass, the movement runs and the case has a nice dark original finish. 17 in. high
French Industrial Animated Lighthouse Clock
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French Industrial Animated Lighthouse Clock. Gilt polished brass case in the form of a lighthouse with cylindrical base, conical stem, spindled walkway above and double sided rotating top; stands on an ebonized wood base with separate spring driven mechanism powering the animated top and winding through the hinged front door. The front has a 3.25 in. porcelain dial with black Roman hour numerals, black hands, beaded door bezel with beveled crystal. Brass spring driven 8 day movement running on a cylinder escapement; the reverse has a 3.25 in. porcelain dial for the Aneroid barometer with open center, Centigrade & Fahrenheit stick thermometers on the left and right. In good condition, each mechanism is running, has key for animated mechanism. 22 in. high.
French Industrial “Lighthouse” clock
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Popular in the 1870s, the French industrial clocks were both mechanically clever and meticulously made. This lighthouse clock stands 22″, making it a larger model. When running the model Fresno light atop the structure oscillates on the half seconds, acting as the pendulum of the clock which displays the time below. The cast brass components are silvered, gilt, and sometimes patinated.
French made lighthouse clock
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A late 19th C. French made Industrial “Lighthouse” clock. The bronze and silvered and gold plated modeled lighthouse is mounted with a round white dialed timepiece whose mechanism is run by a duplex clock escapement, wherein the modeled “light” oscillates back and forth with a half seconds beat.
French Industrial Lighthouse Clock
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French Industrial Animated Lighthouse Clock. The top of the light tower has a silvered finish with a timepiece on the front, thermometers left and right and a barometer on the back. Driven from a separate movement in the base of the tower, the top section oscillates clockwise showing the 4 sides. The time only hairspring movement has a silvered 2.25 in. dial matching that of the barometer on the reverse and they both have a gilt bezel with beveled glass. The gilt body has a nice finish with incised brickwork replicating the structure of the tower with copper colored windows and door. 17 in. high x 6.5 in. dia.
French Figural Lighthouse Clock
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French Figural Lighthouse Clock
late 19th century
the patinated metal lighthouse and figure surmounted on a marble base, 8-day time and count wheel strike movement, inscribed "Hardi! Courage!," illegible signature on dial
29 1/2 x 14 x 9 inches