A good French Charles X ormolu sculptural mantel clock, circa 1825.

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Toebosch Antiques
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A good French Charles X ormolu sculptural mantel clock, circa 1825.
Measurements
Height: 47 cm, Width: 35 cm, Depth: 12 cm
Reference
TOEA100179
Techniques
Cast, Chiseled, Turned
Colors
Gold, White, Black
Categories
Decorative Arts Clocks Mantel Clocks
Periods
19th Century Antique
Description

9.5-cm enamel chapter ring with Roman numerals and Breguet hands, engine turned centre signed Bontems à Paris, 8-day spring driven movement with anchor escapement, countwheel half hour striking on a bell and silk suspended pendulum, fiely cast and chiseled ormolu case surmounted by a music stand and flanked by man with a flute and a lady with a citar, throughout adorned with finely pierced foliate mounts, classical and foliate mounts on the rectangular base raised on bun feet.
An attractive clock with its amusing subject and the original gilding of very good quality.

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