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A Viennese gem-set silver gilt mantel timepiece, the rocaille base supporting a tree bearing fruits being picked by a ruby-set boy on a ladder and helped by a young girl inlaid with similar stones, the tree surmounted by a lapis basket filled with fruit represented by pearls and semi-precious stones, the typical Roman dial with saphire-set glazed bezel, the bridgecock verge movement signed Sebastian Manhart No. 179
9in. (22.8cm.) high
9in. (22.8cm.) high