Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 18th January 2023
Lot 366
A FRENCH EMPIRE GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400
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Description
A FRENCH EMPIRE GILT BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the brass eight day drum movement stamped '118' with a circular silvered dial with Roman numerals and engine turned guilloche centre, the case modelled as a fireplace with logs burning on sphinx fire dogs, a girl standing to one side playing with balls of wool and a kitten on a rectangular base cast with a band of stiff leaves and foliate base
32cm high, 29cm wide, 13cm deep
Provenance
Redlynch House, Salisbury, Wiltshire.