Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2016
Lot 179
An Empire ormolu mantel clock by L. Mallet
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £900
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Description
An Empire ormolu mantel clock by L. Mallet, the eight day movement with an outside countwheel, striking on a bell, the case surmounted with a classical mother with her child, the base with palmettes, laurel leaves and with a central scene of a mother and child, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals inscribed 'L. Mallet' and 'H. DE M.D. D'ORLEANS' and 'N.957', 37cm high, 25.5cm wide, under a glass dome. (2)