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A Restauration ormolu and bronze mantel clock
The arched case mounted with winged maidens, centred by a lion's head fountain, containing the circular white enamelled Roman dial with moon hands, the twin-going barrel movement with silk-suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell, surmounted by a lyre and flanked by a young man playing the flute with his dog at his feet, on a rectangular plinth with anthemion mounts, centred by a maiden's mask in between a laurel wreath
60cm. high x 40cm. wide x 16cm. deep
The arched case mounted with winged maidens, centred by a lion's head fountain, containing the circular white enamelled Roman dial with moon hands, the twin-going barrel movement with silk-suspended pendulum and outside countwheel strike on a bell, surmounted by a lyre and flanked by a young man playing the flute with his dog at his feet, on a rectangular plinth with anthemion mounts, centred by a maiden's mask in between a laurel wreath
60cm. high x 40cm. wide x 16cm. deep