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Monumental French Double Ball Floor Clock
Monumental French Double Ball Floor Clock
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Monumental French Figural Double Ball Floor Clock. Large 38 in. tall standing figure of a woman is cast in spelter and signed “A. Carrier”, Albert Ernest Carrier Belluse (1824-1887, France); the figure has a nice original medium brown finish with long braids in her hair, a crown of roses and loosely fitting robes, she stands with her hands to her side and holding 2 gilt brass spheres measuring 5.75 in. dia. The left has a 4 in. porcelain dial with engraved brass center, exposed platform cylinder escapement, blued open moon hands and hinged door bezel with beveled crystal; French brass 8 day spring driven movement signed “Y.M. Thomas” has an half hour rack and snail strike mechanism with a steel bell, in running condition. The second sphere contains a 4 in. silvered dial for the Holosteric barometer. Overall in excellent condition, figure on the turned marble base measures 48 in. high x 21 in. wide x 10.5 in. deep and accompanied by a custom mahogany pedestal with green marble top measuring 22 in. high.
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Monumental French Double Ball Floor Clock

Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
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Starting Price $4,000
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