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A painted wood mantel clock
with foliate gilt-bronze mounts, the cartouche-shaped case decorated in the Vernis Martin style with flowers and figures in a landscape, with glazed panels to the front and sides, the white-painted Roman and Arabic dial with pierced gilt hands, the twin going barrel movement with verge escapement quarter striking on two bells and three hammers above, with pull quarter repeat, distressed, Swiss, late 18th century -- 29in.(74cm.) high
with foliate gilt-bronze mounts, the cartouche-shaped case decorated in the Vernis Martin style with flowers and figures in a landscape, with glazed panels to the front and sides, the white-painted Roman and Arabic dial with pierced gilt hands, the twin going barrel movement with verge escapement quarter striking on two bells and three hammers above, with pull quarter repeat, distressed, Swiss, late 18th century -- 29in.(74cm.) high