Sold for:
152,000 CHF
152,000 CHF
Invanté par Passemant Ingenieur du Roy au Louvre A Paris, circa 1765. Highly important and extremely rare tellurion orrery driven by 2-week going, hour and half-hour striking clock in painted wooden case, with an option for manual demonstration. Circular, side with three hinged glazed windows separated by gilt columns, front with the clock within giltlaurel-leaf frame, molded base, four molded feet, octagonal gilt molded top. Notes Exhibition: Musée des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, 1932.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-11-16
