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Automaton clock in the form of a lion
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Case: gilded brass and gilded silver on a base of ebony and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Dial: silvered brass; Movement: iron and brass
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Mrs. Simon Guggenheim 1929
Title: Automaton clock in the form of a lion
Description:
Case: gilded brass and gilded silver on a base of ebony and ebony veneered on fruitwood; Dial: silvered brass; Movement: iron and brass.
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