AN AUSTRIAN SILVER-GILT, ENAMEL AND ROCK CRYSTAL FIGURAL STANDING CLOCK AND SIMILAR TABLE ORNAMENT THE CLOCK MARK OF HERMAN BÖHM, VIENNA, CIRCA 1890
Both on domed bases and winged putto head feet, the clock base painted with putti amusing a maiden while men watch from behind a wall, the stem formed as an eagle with spread wings, the bezel painted with Roman numerals and varicolor scrolling foliage, the reverse painted with reclining lovers and putti; the base of the table ornament painted with roundels enclosing allegorical figures spaced by applied masks, the stem formed as a man with turban headpiece supporting the upper receptacle, the receptacle with hinged rock crystal door and interior painted with an eagle attempting to fly away with a putto, eagle form finial, clock marked on underside, ornament apparently unmarked
73⁄4 in. (19.6 cm.) high, the table ornament
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Both on domed bases and winged putto head feet, the clock base painted with putti amusing a maiden while men watch from behind a wall, the stem formed as an eagle with spread wings, the bezel painted with Roman numerals and varicolor scrolling foliage, the reverse painted with reclining lovers and putti; the base of the table ornament painted with roundels enclosing allegorical figures spaced by applied masks, the stem formed as a man with turban headpiece supporting the upper receptacle, the receptacle with hinged rock crystal door and interior painted with an eagle attempting to fly away with a putto, eagle form finial, clock marked on underside, ornament apparently unmarked
73⁄4 in. (19.6 cm.) high, the table ornament