$185
French Gilt Bronze Figural Clock Depicting Denis Papin, Paris, the figure seated adjacent to the 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, Breguet style hands, brass, eight-day, time and count wheel strike movement marked Etablissement H. Molle , Paris , on raised open base, ht. 11 1/2 in. Note: Denis Papin was a French-born physicist who invented the pressure cooker and a forerunner of the steam engine.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-10-28