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Glass ball-shaped desk clock with erotic decoration.
Gilded metal and brass frame, thick spherical glass top and bottom.
Painted dial with erotic motif and mobile penis.
Machinery with Swiss mechanical movement, free anchor escapement, bimetallic, split and compensated balance wheel. Signed FS. With automatic movement: the penis moves continuously while the clock is running.
The clock is held in place by a plate on the back glass.
Good condition, in working order.
Height with bezel: 9 cm
Diameter: 6.5 cm
Libertine watches were born at the end of the 17th century with the arrival of minute repeater movements. Watchmakers began camouflaging erotic scenes in the lids of pocket watches. These pocket watches were mainly made in England, France or Geneva. The forward-backward movement of the hammers, which tapped on the gong, was used to tell the time. At the same time, the system made it possible to bring to life small characters, rural scenes or naughty scenes. And without taboo: monks, priests and nuns were, at the time, inexhaustible sources of inspiration... These timepieces were often part of the bride's basket... The lucky bride would then hand them out to her bridesmaids.
A discreet pleasure. Seized, destroyed and even banned from production in Geneva in 1817, libertine watches fell victim to the prevailing puritanism. As a result, the old models that have "survived" to the present day are rare.
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| Condition | Good |
| Style | Other style (Watches of Other style Style) |
| Period | 19th century (Watches 19th century) |
| Country of origin | France |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 2-3 Business Days |
| Location | 75018, Paris, France |
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