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A Restauration ormolu striking mantel clock, circa 1820
Modelled with a figure of a bacchanalian youth standing beside a ewer, a twin-handled cup standing on a column to one side, the base with further mounts emblematic of bacchanalian revelry, on large milled feet, with vine leaf and grape cast bezel to a dial with engine-turned centre, steel hands, the eight day twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell -- 23in. (59cm.) high
Modelled with a figure of a bacchanalian youth standing beside a ewer, a twin-handled cup standing on a column to one side, the base with further mounts emblematic of bacchanalian revelry, on large milled feet, with vine leaf and grape cast bezel to a dial with engine-turned centre, steel hands, the eight day twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell -- 23in. (59cm.) high
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