Lot 1289

A FRENCH ORMOLU AND LIMOGES ENAMEL STYLE PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK

In the Louis XVI style, circa 1880

Estimate: £500 - £800
Hammer price: £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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