Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 17th January 2024
Lot 321
A FRENCH GILT METAL MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1071
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A FRENCH GILT METAL MANTEL CLOCK
IN EMPIRE STYLE, FRENCH, C.1830-40
the brass eight day drum movement stamped 'Cailly Paris', with an outside countwheel and striking on a bell, the enamelled dial with black Roman hours and inscribed 'FOUQUET A PARIS', in a laurel wreath and ribbon frame centred on a medal and flanked by a pair of angels, the case surmounted by Napoleon leaning on a cannon and an eagle to each corner, with a key
55.5cm high, 35.7cm wide, 15.7cm deep