A French gilt-brass mounted tortoiseshell striking mantel clock, late 19th century
A French gilt-brass mounted tortoiseshell striking mantel clock, late 19th century

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A French gilt-brass mounted tortoiseshell striking mantel clock, late 19th century
The case with brass handle to the bell top, urn finials to the angles with square section plinths (one finial lacking), cherub mask mounts to the sides above glazed panels, with berried leaf gallery to the rectangular base with toupie feet, white enamel Arabic dial with floral swags and pierced gilt-metal hands, the twin barrel movement with strike on gong, stamped on backplate for S Marti
12in. (35cm.) high

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