10 Nov 2011
11:00 GMT
Chester
The Chester Sale: Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments
Back to auction 18975
The Chester Sale: Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments
Back to auction 18975
A late 19th Century French gilt-metal mantel clock
Anonymous
The rectangular case with arched recessed moulded pediment above a rectangular painted ceramic dial with Roman cartouche numerals above a scene of a boy and a girl in classic costume, flanked by canted corners centred by a figural pilaster of Roman characters, the step moulded plinth centred by a pierced cartouche and raised on cast splayed feet, the twin-barrelled movement with pendulum striking on a bell, width 23cm, depth 16cm, height 28cm
The rectangular case with arched recessed moulded pediment above a rectangular painted ceramic dial with Roman cartouche numerals above a scene of a boy and a girl in classic costume, flanked by canted corners centred by a figural pilaster of Roman characters, the step moulded plinth centred by a pierced cartouche and raised on cast splayed feet, the twin-barrelled movement with pendulum striking on a bell, width 23cm, depth 16cm, height 28cm
Sold for
£687
inc. premium
Category: Clocks and Watches / Clocks
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