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A Vernis Martin style mantel clock
the case of waisted outline with foliate gilt-bronze mounts, with finial of cherub holding a torch, transfer painted with flowers and scene of a group in a garden, against a golden-brown reserve, the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic sectors signed F.D.GLEIZES Rue de Rivoli 240 PARIS, the twin going barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell, French, last quarter 19th century -- 21¼in.(54cm.) high
the case of waisted outline with foliate gilt-bronze mounts, with finial of cherub holding a torch, transfer painted with flowers and scene of a group in a garden, against a golden-brown reserve, the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic sectors signed F.D.GLEIZES Rue de Rivoli 240 PARIS, the twin going barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell, French, last quarter 19th century -- 21¼in.(54cm.) high