A CHINESE EXPORT CARVED WOOD MANTEL CLOCK, the rectangular case carved with cloud scrolls, dragons and 'shou' characters surrounding a glazed panel, the round enamel clockface painted with Roman numerals within a répoussé brass surround having apertures revealing Chinese characters rotating according to movement, the sliding back panel encasing the chased brass movement decorated with pseudo Chinese characters, all atop a carved wood stand having scroll-carved feet--18in. high, 16¼in. wide, 12¾in. deep

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A CHINESE EXPORT CARVED WOOD MANTEL CLOCK, the rectangular case carved with cloud scrolls, dragons and 'shou' characters surrounding a glazed panel, the round enamel clockface painted with Roman numerals within a répoussé brass surround having apertures revealing Chinese characters rotating according to movement, the sliding back panel encasing the chased brass movement decorated with pseudo Chinese characters, all atop a carved wood stand having scroll-carved feet--18in. high, 16¼in. wide, 12¾in. deep

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