Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 3rd October 2024
Lot 691
A LOUIS-PHILIPPE ORMOLU AND BLACK MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £504
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Description
A LOUIS-PHILIPPE ORMOLU AND BLACK MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
BY MALFROY A MACON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the brass eight day drum movement with silk suspension, an outside count wheel and striking on a bell, on a white enamel dial with black Roman hours and Arabic quarters and inscribed 'Malfroy a Macon', inside a milled bezel above a ropework fringe, suspended from a black marble arched body surmounted by a gilt metal poodle flanked by a pair of urns, above a wyvern appliqué, on a pair of oval columns with flowerhead and dancing muse appliqués, on a bowfront base with beaded edging and gilt metal bun feet, with a cherub pendulum
47cm high, 28cm wide, 9.5cm deep
Provenance
From the Estate of a Collector, Heath House, Hampshire.