A Chinese Style Enameled Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze
A Chinese Style Enameled Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Clock Garniture 20th century
The clock of spherical form with circular dial and Chinese character hour markers, mounted with gilt bronze dragon, raised on elephant mask scroll legs above circular base, together with conforming twin-arm candlesticks; the clock movement marked S. Marti & Cie Medaille de Bronze.
(H: 14, W: 9, D: 7 1/2 in. (clock))
Provenance
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, October 5, 2011, lot 1853.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
Condition report:
Lacking winding key. Bronze parts (save clock hands) covered in modern gold paint; casting of branch supporting butterfly broken, repaired and broken again. Not tested for functionality, Freeman's does not guarantee timekeeping ability.
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A Chinese Style Enameled Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Clock Garniture 20th century
The clock of spherical form with circular dial and Chinese character hour markers, mounted with gilt bronze dragon, raised on elephant mask scroll legs above circular base, together with conforming twin-arm candlesticks; the clock movement marked S. Marti & Cie Medaille de Bronze.
(H: 14, W: 9, D: 7 1/2 in. (clock))
Provenance
Freeman’s, Philadelphia, October 5, 2011, lot 1853.
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, Long Island, New York.
Condition report:
Lacking winding key. Bronze parts (save clock hands) covered in modern gold paint; casting of branch supporting butterfly broken, repaired and broken again. Not tested for functionality, Freeman's does not guarantee timekeeping ability.