LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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AN AUSTRIAN POLYCHROME-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT CARTEL CLOCK
Late 18th early 19th Century
The glazed white enamel dial with Roman chapters, surrounded by drapery suspended from a gadrooned two-handled urn filled with flowers, the pendulum with a sunburst Apollo-mask, inscribed '826...1848 POL.Kreu... 27 January 1893...', redecorated
33 in. (84 cm.) long; 14 in. (36 cm.) wide; 6½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

A closely related green-painted cartel clock surmounted by an eagle with outstretched wings holding the drapery in its beak, was sold from the residence of Henry Francis Du Pont at Winterthur, Christie's, New York, 14 October 1994, lot 157.

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