French Gilt Bronze Figural Clock Depicting Denis Papin

Description:

French Gilt Bronze Figural Clock Depicting Denis Papin, Paris, the figure seated adjacent to the 3-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, Breguet style hands, brass, eight-day, time and count wheel strike movement marked Etablissement H. Molle, Paris, on raised open base, ht. 11 1/2 in.

Note: Denis Papin was a French-born physicist who invented the pressure cooker and a forerunner of the steam engine.
Estimate $200-250

Clock ticks and strikes. Marble cracked from front to back under clock. Right thumb of figure missing.


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