William Johnson, London, a white marble and ormolu mantel cl...
William Johnson, London, a white marble and ormolu mantel clock: having an eight-day duration single fusee movement with anchor escapement, the backplate engraved in scroll with the maker's name Wm. Johnson, London, the round white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and decorative gilt brass hands, the tapered white marble case having fine applied ormolu mounts with that to the front depicting young children goading a wild boar, the case surmounted by an ormolu figure depicting a young woman holding a dove in one hand and cradling a cherub with the other, height 38cm.
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William Johnson, London, a white marble and ormolu mantel clock: having an eight-day duration single fusee movement with anchor escapement, the backplate engraved in scroll with the maker's name Wm. Johnson, London, the round white enamel dial having black Roman numerals and decorative gilt brass hands, the tapered white marble case having fine applied ormolu mounts with that to the front depicting young children goading a wild boar, the case surmounted by an ormolu figure depicting a young woman holding a dove in one hand and cradling a cherub with the other, height 38cm.