Details
AN ORMOLU AND SEVRES-STYLE WALL CLOCK, in the Louis XVI style, the drum shaped case surmounted by an oval ribbon-tied panel, the centre with a portrait of a cloud-borne cherub holding a barometer and thermometer, the circular case with a glazed bezel and vitruvian scroll border, flanked by a cascade of foliage and fruit to each side, the rectangular trunk inset with a panel painted with a cherub and instruments, emblematic of science, with pineapple and acanthus scroll terminal, the dial inscribed Antide Janvier, A PARIS, with pierced gilt hands, the twin-train movement stamped ETIENNE MAXANTE, PARIS, NO 18906, striking on a bell,
second half 19th Century
11in. (28cm.) wide; 26½in. (67.5cm.) high; 4in. (10cm.) deep
second half 19th Century
11in. (28cm.) wide; 26½in. (67.5cm.) high; 4in. (10cm.) deep