Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 3rd October 2024
Lot 696
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE GLOBE CLOCK BY VINCENTI & CIE, IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2394
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Description
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE GLOBE CLOCK
BY VINCENTI & CIE, IN LOUIS XVI STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
the brass eight day drum movement with a vertical platform escapement and striking on a bell, the backplate stamped with the maker's mark and '1408', the case with a cherub pulling the drape off the globe applied with stars and Roman numerals, supported by three putti standing on a shaped circular plinth with floral decorated feet
57.5cm high