A FRENCH ORMOLU AND LIMOGES ENAMEL STYLE PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK
In the Louis XVI style, circa 1880
Estimate: |
£500 - £800
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Hammer price:
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£2,600 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Modelled with a Bacchic goat-drawn chariot and cherub group, above an oval naturalistic ground, the porcelain frieze decorated in the round with Bacchic cherubs, on vine-cast feet, the 4 1/2in dial incorporated into the chariot wheel, with twelve enamel numerals, the twin train movement signed Japy Freres Paris and stamped 357, with countwheel strike on a bell
54cm wide; 40cm high
CONDITION REPORT
With two keys and pendulum. The clock movement will require a service. The case would benefit from a wash. The staff which one cherub holds is a screw fit and loose as the thread is worn.
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