A MEISSEN FLOWER-ENCRUSTED MANTLE CLOCK EMBLEMATIC OF TIME
A MEISSEN FLOWER-ENCRUSTED MANTLE CLOCK EMBLEMATIC OF TIME

MID TO LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 385, IMPRESSED 121 AND PAINTED 28., THE CLOCK FACE WITH A RETAILER'S MARK FOR TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK.

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A MEISSEN FLOWER-ENCRUSTED MANTLE CLOCK EMBLEMATIC OF TIME
Mid to late 19th century, blue crossed swords mark, incised 385, impressed 121 and painted 28., the clock face with a retailer's mark for Tiffany & Co., New York.
In the Rococo taste, the clock case moulded as a cartouche applied with flowering garlands, held by the mythological figure Diana the huntress and moon goddess, resting above a rocaille plinth painted with a vignette of an amorous couple in a wooded landscape and applied with a winged mask of Father Time and a putto petting Diana's hound, the sides and reverse enriched with scattered gilt flowers, on four scroll feet
15½in. (39.4cm.) high

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