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MID 19TH CENTURY
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A French ormolu timepiece
Mid 19th Century
The circular white-enamelled Roman dial within a rectangular case, containing the movement wit silk-suspended pendulum, surmounted by a cornuccopia and flanked by a Hermes and a prow, on a rectangular stepped base centred by an anchor and laurel guirlands, on toupie feet, minor losses
26cm. high x 19.5cm. wide x 7.5cm. deep
Mid 19th Century
The circular white-enamelled Roman dial within a rectangular case, containing the movement wit silk-suspended pendulum, surmounted by a cornuccopia and flanked by a Hermes and a prow, on a rectangular stepped base centred by an anchor and laurel guirlands, on toupie feet, minor losses
26cm. high x 19.5cm. wide x 7.5cm. deep
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