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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