Lot no. 96
CHARLES X PERIOD AUTOMATON BUTTERFLY CUP CLOCK
Under a globe, a bowl of flowers flown over by two automaton butterflies among silk flowers, the body of the bowl in gilt bronze carved with palmettes and gadroons; a clock movement located in the body of the vase and controlling all the functions for starting the music and the automaton; in the cylindrical base, an attractive musical movement with snuffbox-type blades; four untitled tunes, following each other automatically when started; three separate windings.
H. (overall): 70 cm (27 ½ in.)
D. (vase): 27 cm (10 ½ in.)
A Charles X gilt-bronze and butterflies automaton dome clock
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