Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 21st October 2020
Lot 171
A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED SPELTER MANTEL CLOCK IN LOUIS XVI STYLE LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH...
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £320
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Description
A FRENCH GILT AND PATINATED SPELTER MANTEL CLOCK IN LOUIS XVI STYLE
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the brass drum eight day movement with a lever escapement and an outside countwheel striking on a bell, the backplate stamped '85958...', the white enamel dial decorated with swags of flowers, with Arabic numerals and pierced gilt hands, the bezel applied with paste faux diamonds, the fluted column case surmounted by a winged cherub playing a flute
27.3cm high