CIRCA 1780
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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE AND GREY MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
Circa 1780
In the form of an obelisk, the front mounted with a plaque cast with dancing classical maidens holding aloft a globe aloft and topped by a cupid, above an enamelled dial and applied mount of paired draped lions, surmounted by an armillary sphere, the sides applied with a beaded frame, on a stepped platform with chains, on toupie feet
25in. (64cm.) high
Circa 1780
In the form of an obelisk, the front mounted with a plaque cast with dancing classical maidens holding aloft a globe aloft and topped by a cupid, above an enamelled dial and applied mount of paired draped lions, surmounted by an armillary sphere, the sides applied with a beaded frame, on a stepped platform with chains, on toupie feet
25in. (64cm.) high