98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 489
French, Height 380 mm, circa 1810
A highly decorative skeletonized Empire mantel clock with half hour / hour strike and day and date indication
Case: black, partly gilt base on bun feet, decorated with gilt vases, wreaths and masks. Dial: enamel rings, gilt bezels, skeletonized center showing the movement, subsidiary dial for indication of the days of the week in combination with their planetary symbols. Movm.: skeletonized circular brass movement, gilt, 1 hammer / 1 bell, 2 barrels, lever escapement, pendulum spring suspension, brass pendulum.
A highly decorative skeletonized Empire mantel clock with half hour / hour strike and day and date indication
Case: black, partly gilt base on bun feet, decorated with gilt vases, wreaths and masks. Dial: enamel rings, gilt bezels, skeletonized center showing the movement, subsidiary dial for indication of the days of the week in combination with their planetary symbols. Movm.: skeletonized circular brass movement, gilt, 1 hammer / 1 bell, 2 barrels, lever escapement, pendulum spring suspension, brass pendulum.
Sold
estimated
10.000—15.000 €
Price realized
9.000 €