Lot Essay
The pendulum in the catalogue illustration does not belong to this clock. The correct one has a Cupid on a crescent moon.
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BY BLANC FILS, PARIS, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Details
A French ormolu striking portico clock
By Blanc Fils, Paris, first quarter 19th Century
The circular white-enamelled Roman dial signed Blanc Fils/Palais Royal, containing the movement with silk-suspended pendulum with Cupid on a crescent moon, and outside countwheel strike on bell
33.5cm. high x 18.5cm. wide x 8.5cm. deep
See illustration
By Blanc Fils, Paris, first quarter 19th Century
The circular white-enamelled Roman dial signed Blanc Fils/Palais Royal, containing the movement with silk-suspended pendulum with Cupid on a crescent moon, and outside countwheel strike on bell
33.5cm. high x 18.5cm. wide x 8.5cm. deep
See illustration
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