Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019
Lot 264
An Empire ormolu mantel clock by Claude Galle
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1800
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Description
An Empire ormolu mantel clock by Claude Galle, the eight day brass cased drum movement with an outside countwheel, striking on a bell, with silk suspension, the circular enamel dial with Roman numerals and signed 'Galle Rue Vivienne No. 9', the case surmounted with Apollo with his lyre, bow and quiver of arrows seated beside a flaming urn, the dial surround decorated with a snake, insects and lyres above a relief tablet depicting Apollo and Daphne, on lion's paw feet, 53.7cm high, 38.8cm wide.
Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.