WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1889 - Lot 4

Lot n° 4
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WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1889 - Lot 4
WORLD'S FAIR, PARIS, 1889 EIFFEL TOWER CLOCK MODEL Carved wood, with openwork Neo-Moorish decoration of lattice work and openwork poly-lobed motifs. The platforms feature openwork quartefoil motifs. The railing of the first platform is adorned with the coat of arms of the City of Paris surmounted by the crown of Cybele, and houses a circular enameled dial with Arabic numeral hour markers. The feet bear the inscription "1789 - 1889", celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution, and are joined by an openwork circular motif decorated with foliage. The clock is topped by a gazebo with three-lobed arches. 1889. Height. 106cm; Width. 45.5cm; Depth. 45.5cm. Missing parts. This type of scale model, increasingly rare on the market, was offered to visitors discovering the Iron Lady.
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