LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A French gilt-bronze mounted malachite travel timepiece
late 19th century
The borne case on rectangular plinth, surmounted by a gilt-bronze group of two billing doves, with ribbon and quiver mounts to the sides, ribbon and swag mounts to the front, with mount below the dial of two amorini trailing a garland, on toupie feet, the white enamel convex dial with paste gem set bezel, Arabic chapters with painted floral swags between, pierced gilt-metal hands, the single barrel movement with vertically positioned cylinder escapement
6.3/8in. (16cm.) high
late 19th century
The borne case on rectangular plinth, surmounted by a gilt-bronze group of two billing doves, with ribbon and quiver mounts to the sides, ribbon and swag mounts to the front, with mount below the dial of two amorini trailing a garland, on toupie feet, the white enamel convex dial with paste gem set bezel, Arabic chapters with painted floral swags between, pierced gilt-metal hands, the single barrel movement with vertically positioned cylinder escapement
6.3/8in. (16cm.) high