An ormolu mantel clock
Lot 114
An ormolu mantel clock
Sold for £180 (US$ 300) inc. premium
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Art and Antiques Chester
4 Oct 2010 11:00 BST

Auction 18134
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An ormolu mantel clock
The gilt-metal clock on a base of scrolled designs, with two pink porcelain panels with depictions of lakeside houses, the clock with depiction of man and woman each holding a chicken, either side of a circular clock dial, the dial of enamelled pink and white decoration with black Roman numerals, with scrolled urn-shaped finial behind (broken), together with pendulum and three winders, all on a shaped giltwood plinth.
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