Lot Essay
This model of clock with a chariot driven by a poodle is illustrated in P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de La Pendule Français du Moyen Age au XXe siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 419, fig. F.
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY OF TITLE
A CHARLES X ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK,
CIRCA 1830, THE BASE ASSOCIATED,
Details
A CHARLES X ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK,
circa 1830, the base associated,
the circular steel dial with Roman chapters forming the wheel of a chariot riden by a youth and pulled by two poodles, on a chess-patterned base with butterflies and floral swags, and on toupie feet
13½ in. (35 cm.) long
circa 1830, the base associated,
the circular steel dial with Roman chapters forming the wheel of a chariot riden by a youth and pulled by two poodles, on a chess-patterned base with butterflies and floral swags, and on toupie feet
13½ in. (35 cm.) long