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A French mock scarlet tortoiseshell and foliate cut brass inlaid striking mantel clock, last quarter 19th century
The religeuse style case with glazed side panels and caryatid mounts to the front angles, relief mount to the front glass emblematic of Justice, the cast dial applied with individual white enamel Roman cartouche chapters and with incised outside Arabic five minutes, blued steel hands, the twin barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell to the backplate stamped for H&F PARIS with number 5818
19./12in. (49.5cm.) high
The religeuse style case with glazed side panels and caryatid mounts to the front angles, relief mount to the front glass emblematic of Justice, the cast dial applied with individual white enamel Roman cartouche chapters and with incised outside Arabic five minutes, blued steel hands, the twin barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell to the backplate stamped for H&F PARIS with number 5818
19./12in. (49.5cm.) high