Unusual French Hot Air Balloon Clock

Unusual French Hot Air Balloon Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Cottone Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$600[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]9:00 AM – Oct 17, 2014[/restrict]

Unusual French Hot Air Balloon Clock. C. 1783. Wood & tole painted brass. Porcelain dial. Dial & movement signed Mongourd A. Besanc’on. Ht. 8″ W 4″. The Henderson Collection, Maryland.

Condition

Faint hairlines, otherwise excellent.