A MEISSEN FLORAL ENCRUSTED PORCELAIN MANTLE CLOCK

A MEISSEN FLORAL ENCRUSTED PORCELAIN MANTLE CLOCK, UNDERGLAZE MARK, LATE 19TH CENTURY, with a vertical finial of colorfully enameled blooms stopping on stylized rockwork above a circular dial ringed by a variety of blossoms, enclosing a repousse gilt brass face centering white enameled panels with cobalt blue Roman numeral hours and reticulated gilt metal hands over twin key escapements, raised on a rockwork neck behind figures of a dancing youth and maiden in 18th-century costume flanked by a similarly attired boy flutist and a girl playing her lute, on a conforming groundwork base with "C" scroll feet and mounted with blossoming leafy stems, gilt highlights throughout, verso Meissen underglaze blue crossed swords mark beneath hand incised "No 1047," includes pendulum. Height: 24 1/2" Width: 11 3/4" Depth: 8" Provenance: Lacy and Helen Koonce, Sugar Land, Texas
Condition Report: Good condition with expected flower petal chips in areas throughout, boy's flute end is chipped, lacking winding key. Simpson Galleries does not guarantee any clock nor timepiece mechanism. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."