Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day One - 5th July 2023
Lot 339
A GEORGE IV PATINATED BRONZE AND PARCEL GILT ROCOCO 'GROTTO' MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1500
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Description
A GEORGE IV PATINATED BRONZE AND PARCEL GILT ROCOCO 'GROTTO' MANTEL CLOCK
BY VINER & CO, LONDON, C.1820-30
the brass eight day chain driven twin fusee movement striking hourly on a bell, the backplate inscribed 'Viner & Co / London', with a silvered dial inscribed 'VINER & Co / Regent Street / LONDON', with black Roman numerals, inside a brass bezel with a domed glass, the rocaille case with applied dolphins and a gilt scallop shell surmount and shell feet, the back door with a flowerhead cartouche, with gilt sunburst pendulum and key
33cm high