French gilt brass and patinated steel novelty
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French gilt brass and patinated steel novelty 'quarterdeck' mantle clock, late 19th century, the case modeled as the stern of a ship with binnacle compass before a figure cast as a sailor at the helm, above the lower deck with another figure of a mariner, centering the roman numeral dial, fronting the movement signed with "GLT MEDAILLE DCR, S.G.D.G. Paris", for Guilmet, with serial number 1499, rising on a black marble plinth with gilt block feet, overall: 13.5"h x 11"w 12"d Note: Another example to this design by Guilmet is illustrated in Roberts, Derek Mystery Novelty and Fantasy Clocks on page 225 (figs. 22-2 a-d).
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French gilt brass and patinated steel novelty
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