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All auctions / Watches & Clocks / A Louis-Philippe Ormolu 'L'escamoteur Chinois' Automaton Clock


Modeled as a Chinese magician performing a cup-and-ball trick, on a plinth base centered by a dial signed 'J.F. HOUDIN' and raised on dragon-form feet, the curtain at the front of the magician's table removable, opening to a plaque engraved 'INVENTÉ ET ÉXECUTÉ, A LA FABRIQUE D'HORLOGERIE DE / J.F. HOUDIN, RUE VIELLE DU TEMPLE No. 78 A PARIS. / 1836'
Estimate:£7,558
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Estimate:
£7,558
Jaeger-LeCoultre: Atmos, table clock in case of brass and glass. Marked
09/28/2026

£526.98
Est: £687.45

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