Bidspirit auction | JEAN EUGENE ROBERT-HOUDIN, PARIS. A

JEAN EUGENE ROBERT-HOUDIN, PARIS. A RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MYSTERY CLOCK with a vase-shaped patinated bronze stand applied with ormolu putti and scrollwork on a scrolled base, standing on a gilt moulded plinth; enclosing a circular glass Roman dial signed ”ROBERT-HOUDIN PARIS” within a gilt bezel and fitted with a single arrow hand; fronting a spring-driven eight-day movement with silk suspension striking the hours and half-hours on a bell. (41.5cm high)