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CIRCA 1870
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A Napoleon III ormolu and Sèvres-pattern mantel clock
Circa 1870
Modelled with a reclining woman, seated with a cherub to her side, emblematic of the arts, the circular dial inscribed CRESSON MONTMARTRE 11 PARIS, with pierced gilt hands and blued Roman numerals, the twin-train movement with countwheel strike on a bell, flanked to the front and sides with inset panels depicting cherubs, with foliate scrolls to each angle, on bun feet
24 in. (61 cm.) high; 34½ in. (87.5 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
Circa 1870
Modelled with a reclining woman, seated with a cherub to her side, emblematic of the arts, the circular dial inscribed CRESSON MONTMARTRE 11 PARIS, with pierced gilt hands and blued Roman numerals, the twin-train movement with countwheel strike on a bell, flanked to the front and sides with inset panels depicting cherubs, with foliate scrolls to each angle, on bun feet
24 in. (61 cm.) high; 34½ in. (87.5 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep