Lot Essay
A similar timepiece sold Christie's King Street, London, 28 October 1999, lot 355 (£1,500)
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CIRCA 1875
Details
A Viennese enamelled and silver-mounted timepiece
Circa 1875
The oviform clock-case with eagle surmount, reverse painted with Venus and Neptune, supported by a blackamoor, above a domed base decorated with roundels of mythological scenes, on cherub feet
8in. (20.4cm.) high
Circa 1875
The oviform clock-case with eagle surmount, reverse painted with Venus and Neptune, supported by a blackamoor, above a domed base decorated with roundels of mythological scenes, on cherub feet
8in. (20.4cm.) high
Provenance
With J.W. Robinson Co., Los Angeles, 14 August 1941