{"id":64595,"date":"2024-10-11T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T11:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.efirms.shop\/product\/french-charles-x-musical-ormolu-mantel-clock-of-gaius-marius-signed-robert-houdi\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T11:45:11","slug":"french-charles-x-musical-ormolu-mantel-clock-of-gaius-marius-signed-robert-houdi","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.efirms.shop\/product\/french-charles-x-musical-ormolu-mantel-clock-of-gaius-marius-signed-robert-houdi\/","title":{"rendered":"French Charles X Musical Ormolu Mantel Clock of Gaius Marius Signed Robert Houdi"},"content":{"rendered":"
An extremely rare antique French Charles X period ormolu musical mantel clock of Gaius Marius amidst the ruins of Carthage by the noted maker Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin. The superb and entirely original ormolu, showing Gaius Marius sitting in the ruins of Carthage following his exile, holding a scroll above a relief mounted panel with helmet, lance and sword on a rectangular base with lion paw feet. The 8 day duration, silk suspencion movement with outside count wheel, strikes the hours and half’s on a bell. Twice a day, at 12 o clock, after the bells have rung, it trips the superb and early musical movement in the case of the clock, which plays one of two airs, which can be alternated with a small lever at the back of the clock. Set on a marquetry inlaid rosewood base supporting a glass dome. The silvered dial is signed Robert Houdin, whilst the movement is stamped Medaille D’or 1827, Pons, which dates the clock between 1827 and 1834. A superb and extremely rare clock by this most eminent of makers. Robert Houdin was a famous clockmaker and magician, his mystery clocks a delight of the age, and he is also considered the father of modern magic. Harry Houdini named himself after him, such was the regard he held him in.<\/span><\/p>\n
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    Creator: <\/div>\n
    Robert Houdin<\/span> (Clockmaker)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Dimensions: <\/div>\n
    Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)<\/span><\/span>Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)<\/span><\/span>Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Style: <\/div>\n
    Charles X(Of the Period)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Materials and Techniques: <\/div>\n
    Ormolu<\/span>Rosewood<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Place of Origin: <\/div>\n
    France<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Period: <\/div>\n
    1820-1829<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Date of Manufacture: <\/div>\n
    1829<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Condition: <\/div>\n
    Good<\/span><\/p>\n
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    Seller Location: <\/div>\n
    London, GB<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Reference Number: <\/div>\n
    Seller: #5529 Douglas stock<\/span><\/span>Seller: LU2015316192912<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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