Oct 28, 2008 - Sale 2159

Sale 2159 - Lot 246

Unsold
Estimate: $ 80,000 - $ 120,000
ROBERT-HOUDIN'S FABULOUS GRAND PENDULE CLOCK ROBERT-HOUDIN, JEAN EUGÈNE. La Grand Pendule Clock. Magnificent example of one of Robert-Houdin's rarest clock types, with two-handed feature, roman numbered dial, glass column resting on a red velvet base with four winged griffins, and an ebonized base with inlaid copper lines, 23 inches tall; glass face marked "Robert-Houdin Paris," works bearing the engraved stamp "Robert Houdin Paris #10." Paris, 1860s
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Clock is mechanically sound and with all original components and dial. Works could use a cleaning and adjustment. Descriptions of this type of clock may be found in Roberts'' Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks and Tardy''s French Clocks the World Over.