A Napoleon III ormolu mantel clock

CIRCA 1870

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A Napoleon III ormolu mantel clock
Circa 1870
The naturalistic shaped case surmounted by a bacchante with thyrsus and wine-cup, accompanied by a putto and ram, above the blue and white enamel dial signed BALTHAZARD/A PARIS, with twin-train movement, with trailing vines to each side and with five further putti, a ram and leopard below, on shaped scrolling base cast with trailing vines
29in. (75cm.) high

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