A CANTONESE GILT-BRONZE STRIKING MANTLE CLOCK

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A CANTONESE GILT-BRONZE STRIKING MANTLE CLOCK
18TH CENTURY

The waisted case on a foliate engraved, ogee-moulded foot with shaped aprons, the balustraded waist pierced and foliate engraved, with a similarly engraved drum-head, the dial with silvered chapter ring engraved with Chinese characters, with pierced gilt hands and blued steel sweep centre seconds hand, a foliate pierced centre, the twin going barrel movement with balance wheel escapement and strike on bell, on a peacock and foliate engraved backplate with securing brackets to the case, with a key for winding--9¾in. (24.8cm.) high

Lot Essay

For a circular tiered Cantonese clock similar to the present lot but further embellished and decorated, cf. the Exhibition of Tributes from Guangdong to the Qing Court, Catalogue, no. 82. Cantonese clocks of the eighteenth century were sophisticated pieces, and were made to a very high standard of craftsmanship.

The clock movement of the present lot has been professionally overhauled and restored to full working condition but will require professional setting to become fully operational

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