A 19th century French gilt bronze figural mantel clock in the Empire taste
formed as a recumbent maiden reclining on a cushioned chaise above a 3.75, enamel Roman dial with outer Arabic quarter markers, on stylised leaf and fruiting moulded plinth base, raised on toupie feet, the brass twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum and key, 35cm high
Purchased from Gavin Douglas Clocks Ltd, Portobello Rd, London for £3500.
See Elke Niehuser, French Bronze Clocks, pub. Schiffer, for a similar clock dated to circa 1805, p.217.
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formed as a recumbent maiden reclining on a cushioned chaise above a 3.75, enamel Roman dial with outer Arabic quarter markers, on stylised leaf and fruiting moulded plinth base, raised on toupie feet, the brass twin train movement with silk suspension and outside countwheel striking on a bell, with pendulum and key, 35cm high
Purchased from Gavin Douglas Clocks Ltd, Portobello Rd, London for £3500.
See Elke Niehuser, French Bronze Clocks, pub. Schiffer, for a similar clock dated to circa 1805, p.217.
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