Rare French Automaton Car Clock by Guilmet

Rare French Automaton Car Clock by Guilmet

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$5,000 – $8,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$42,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Oct 17, 2014[/restrict]

Rare French Automaton Car Clock by Guilmet. C. 1907. Brass body; folded silk window coverings; automated wheels on steel spoked rims, driven by a chain. On the driver’s side door, there is a clock with a porcelain dial and an Aneroid barometer below the clock. A Fahrenheit thermometer is on the passenger door. Ht. 8 1/2″ W 16″ D 6″ .

Condition

Old patina; hairline to barometer dial. Missing chain drive.