In the Louis XVI style, Circa 1870
Estimate: | £200 - £400 |
Hammer price: | £280 |
The case surmounted by an urn, above the 3 1/2in. white enamel dial with Roman numerals and signed 'Leroy Paris', with silk suspension, striking on a bell, the backplate stamped ‘Medaille D'Argent Vincent 1855’
33cm high
One pendulum
Condition report:
Chips to marble, wear and tarnishing to the gilding, bell later replaced and does not fit correctly, movement runs when wound. Spare holes in backplate and a rectangular cut-out indicating the original escapement was replaced to a platform escapement and has now been reconverted back to pendulum.