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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK WITH TRIP REPEAT

EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VIENNA

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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK WITH TRIP REPEAT
EARLY 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VIENNA
The case with four scrolled acanthus feet terminating in paw feet, the white Arabic enamel dial above a ram's head, eight day twin barrel movement with silk suspension, striking the hours on bell with trip repeat; pendulum
39 cm. high

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Christie’s charges a premium to the buyer on the Hammer Price of each lot sold at the following rates: 29.75% of the Hammer Price of each lot up to and including €5,000, plus 23.8% of the Hammer Price between €5,001 and €400,000, plus 14.28% of any amount in excess of €400,001. Buyer’s premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

The basic design of a circular case supported on downswept, spreading supports can be compared to two Viennese clocks, - with comparable dials, illustrated in Ottmeyer Pröschel Vergoldete Bronzen I Munich 1986, p. 408, plates 5.20.1 & 5.20.2

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