France, bronze cannon form desk clock mounted on a black slate base with brass trim, eight day time only movement with cylinder platform white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minute markers, blued steel hands, c1890

France, bronze cannon form desk clock mounted on a black slate base with brass trim, eight day time only movement with cylinder platform white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minute markers, blued steel hands, c1890 Movement not running, fully wound, no power to escapement, hairspring rusty, one movement mounting screw missing, bronze mortar and base appear to have been silvered originally, traces of silver remain, a nice little French industrial type desk clock, Ht 4 3/4" See Derek Roberts "Mystery, Novelty and Fantasy Clocks" chapter 22 for illustrations and more information on this clock