£6,000
Rare French industrial automata 'The Foundryman Steam Hammer' novelty mantel clock signed André Guilmet, the case modelled with a foundryman in industrial attire forming a bar of brass at an anvil below a piston driven assembly, next to a red brick boiler house containing a striking clock movement with 2.75" gilt metal dial, with a door fitted to the front and taps and pressure gauge set to the sides, the Mougin movement back plate stamped Brevete, GLT, SGDG, upon a rectangular bronze bound base, 14.5" high, 12" wide, 7.25" deep
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** See Derek Roberts - Mystery, Novelty & Fantasy Clocks, page 261 & 266
Fees apply to the hammer price:
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26.4% inc VAT*
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26.4% inc VAT*
