Shelf or Mantel Mystery
Shelf or Mantel Mystery
3 Electric Clocks Jefferson and Mastercrafters
A. Cadot, Place Dauphine, Paris, a mahogany, gilt bronze mounted, floating turtle mystery clock, the case with square base on cast scroll feet, the upper portion with incurved sides with bronze mounts and molded top, supporting a water filled pewter bowl,
French, Early 20th Century, MYSTERIOUS timepiece, two gilt hands attached to a large glass dial. A Swiss watch movement in each hand, one geared to turn once an hour, the other designed to turn once in 12 hours. See detail fotos of movement and also
Gubelin Swiss turtle mystery clock in brass with spring wound mechanical movement telling time via turtle (missing) in pond pointing to chapter ring, c1935
Planchon, a Paris, turtle mystery clock of small size, the molded hexagonal, gilt bronze base with decorative engraving resting on recumbent lion form feet, supporting a pewter basin with Roman numeral chapter engraved around rim, the turtle floating in