A French ormolu and porcelain-mounted kingwood striking mantel clock, first half 19th century
A French ormolu and porcelain-mounted kingwood striking mantel clock, first half 19th century

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A French ormolu and porcelain-mounted kingwood striking mantel clock, first half 19th century
The waisted case with ormolu urn mount to the top, bearded mask caryatids to the front angles trailing a leafy swag below the dial, with lion mask swag above, the front and sides mounted with Svres style porcelain panels decorated with trophies amidst flowers and birds, the white enamel Roman convex dial with outside Arabic five minutes (some chips and cracks), rubbed retail signature, pierced gilt-metal hands, the twin barrel movement with anchor escapement, rack and snail planted on the backplate, with ting-tang strike on two nested bells
32in. (83cm.) high
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Please note that in our opinion this clock may have been adapted from another.