A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted white marble striking mantel clock
A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted white marble striking mantel clock

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A Louis XVI ormolu-mounted white marble striking mantel clock
The naturalistically sculpted case surmounted by figures of infant bacchus and a goat eating bunches of grapes, on bow-sided breakfront base inset with relief panels depicting cavorting amorini, with beaded gallery mount, on flattened bun feet with reeded bands, the white enamel Arabic dial signed Cousin A PARIS, pierced and incised gilt-metal hands; the later (19th century) twin barrel movement with strike on bell
21in. (55cm.) high, 19in. (49cm.) wide

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