Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 3rd July 2025
Lot 1178
A FRENCH EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £403
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Description
A FRENCH EMPIRE ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
the brass eight day drum movement with an outside countwheel, silk suspension and striking on a bell, the enamelled dial with black Roman numerals and inscribed 'a Paris', in a faux bois plinth with a winged blacksmith forming arrows on an anvil, the base with a panel of cherubs beside a beehive flanked by trophy appliques
40.5cm high, 33.5cm wide, 10cm deep
Provenance
The Charrington Family Collection, Winchfield House, Hampshire.