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LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A French Persian-style ormolu-mounted porcelain mantel clock
Last quarter 19th Century
The pierced corona centred with a polychrome-decorated 'paisley' reserve, the circular case painted in colours with stylised flowers and foliage, the Arabic chapters against a gold ground, within a sky-blue border, with dragon-form handles and twin-barrel movement, the sides painted with foliage against a red ground, the reverse with a latticework bezel door, on a pierced rectangular base with scroll feet
29¾ in. (75.6 cm.) high
Last quarter 19th Century
The pierced corona centred with a polychrome-decorated 'paisley' reserve, the circular case painted in colours with stylised flowers and foliage, the Arabic chapters against a gold ground, within a sky-blue border, with dragon-form handles and twin-barrel movement, the sides painted with foliage against a red ground, the reverse with a latticework bezel door, on a pierced rectangular base with scroll feet
29¾ in. (75.6 cm.) high