France, industrial series "Paddle Wheel" with alterations. Cast bronze, the mill wheel supported by two Ionic columns, and in a faux masonry mill race, driving two pistons flanking the 8 day timepiece, and with thermometer and barometer set in rectangular
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24 October 2024
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dirty and with tarnish, the original marble or slate base replaced with the current wooden base, the original clockwork movement used to drive the paddle wheel replaced by the current electric motor and gearing, bronze mounts added, paddle wheel with some replaced paddles, original metal finishes with losses, silvered dials darkened, clock hands painted white, clock running, electric motor not tested
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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France, industrial series "Paddle Wheel" with alterations. Cast bronze, the mill wheel supported by two Ionic columns, and in a faux masonry mill race, driving two pistons flanking the 8 day timepiece, and with thermometer and barometer set in rectangular tanks at the right and left. dirty and with tarnish, the original marble or slate base replaced with the current wooden base, the original clockwork movement used to drive the paddle wheel replaced by the current electric motor and gearing, bronze mounts added, paddle wheel with some replaced paddles, original metal finishes with losses, silvered dials darkened, clock hands painted white, clock running, electric motor not tested
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