A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN TABLE CLOCK, CIRCA 1850.
Description
the 4.5" painted dial signed G Wadham, Paris to a two train movement striking the half hours to a bell, the backplate stamped Medaille D'Argent Vincent & Cie, 1855, serial number 2153, the case surmounted by a lidded ram's head urn finial, Bacchus heads and Classical motifs, inset with porcelain plaques depicting lovers, cupids and flowering urns, on wooden stand with marriage presentation plaque, and glass dome, with pendulum and winder, height of clock 44cm, width 25cm, dome height 49cm.Show more
Condition
Case re-gilded, rear door glass replaced, front porcelain panel slipped, some scratches to wooden stand.
Key/keys included.
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Description
the 4.5" painted dial signed G Wadham, Paris to a two train movement striking the half hours to a bell, the backplate stamped Medaille D'Argent Vincent & Cie, 1855, serial number 2153, the case surmounted by a lidded ram's head urn finial, Bacchus heads and Classical motifs, inset with porcelain plaques depicting lovers, cupids and flowering urns, on wooden stand with marriage presentation plaque, and glass dome, with pendulum and winder, height of clock 44cm, width 25cm, dome height 49cm.Show more
Condition
Case re-gilded, rear door glass replaced, front porcelain panel slipped, some scratches to wooden stand.
Key/keys included.
