Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day 2 - 7th July 2021
Lot 372
A FRENCH ONYX AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate £150 - £250
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Description
A FRENCH ONYX AND ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
the brass eight day drum movement striking on a bell, with a mercury pendulum, the backplate stamped '2590' and with a pastille, inscribed 'Medaille d'argent marti et cie 1889', the circular dial with Arabic numerals and painted with floral swags, the four glass case flanked by columns surmounted by an urn and flaming finials
44.7cm high, 31cm wide
Provenance
By direction of the executors of the late Sylvia Quance (d.20th September 2020).
From the collection of Gordon W Quance LLM (1931-2017).