Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 4th April 2023

Lot 267

A FRENCH GILT METAL PORTICO CLOCK MID-19TH...

Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £220

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Description

A FRENCH GILT METAL PORTICO CLOCK

MID-19TH CENTURY

the brass eight day movement with an outside countwheel and striking half hourly on a bell, stamped 'JF Houdin 2172', the dial with a silvered chapter ring inside a foliate bezel, with a bi-metallic grid iron and flowerhead pendulum, with a key

38.4cm high, 21.2cm high, 10.5cm deep