ATT. TO JEAN EUGENE ROBERT-HOUDIN, PARIS. A RARE LATE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MYSTERY CLOCK

ATT. TO 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 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