Lot Essay
A pentagonal timepiece very similar to the present model sold Christie's London, 22 March 2001, lot 54 (£4,935).
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CIRCA 1880
Details
A Viennese Renaissance style silvered and enamelled timepiece
Circa 1880
Of pentagonal form, the flaring cupola surmounted by a soldier and mounted with scrollwork, masks, foliage, putti, and an arcade of standing figures and alternating dolphins, the clockcase with pierced gallery and five plaquettes depicting mythological scenes, one set with a circular dial with Roman chapters, on a conforming base and clawed supports
11¼in. (28.7cm.) high
Circa 1880
Of pentagonal form, the flaring cupola surmounted by a soldier and mounted with scrollwork, masks, foliage, putti, and an arcade of standing figures and alternating dolphins, the clockcase with pierced gallery and five plaquettes depicting mythological scenes, one set with a circular dial with Roman chapters, on a conforming base and clawed supports
11¼in. (28.7cm.) high