In the Louis XVI style, circa 1890
Estimate: | £300 - £500 |
Hammer price: | £600 |
The drum-shaped case modelled with a pair of cloud-bourne doves and foliate festoons, supported on a tasseled cushion and a pair of winged sphinx supports, on a shaped plinth with inset panel emblematic of the zodiac signs and flanked with ribbon-tied foliate swags, the 5 1/2in. circular white enamel dial detailed BARDE A PARIS, the twin train drum-shaped movement striking on a bell
42cm high
Condition report
With steel winding key and pendulum. The case would benefit from a light clean. The dial is in good condition with a very small chip around the right winding arbor. The movement would benefit from a service