This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/16/2018
Robert-Houdin Square Dial Mystery Clock. Paris, mid-nineteenth century. Two-handed glass dial mystery clock, beveled dial bearing Roman and Arabic numerals, the former within a shield form, dotted minute track, signed “Henry Robert (Houdin)/Rue De Vendome,” surmounted by an armorial ornament (presently detached) and contained within a gilt frame elevated by a pair of swans on a marble platform. Overall height 12”. Frame 9 ¼ x 7”. Base 10 ¼ x 6 ½”. Slight losses to gilt finish, bottom dust plate probably replaced, but overall a wonderful and original piece.