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A comparable case can be found in P. Kjellberg, La pendule Française, Paris 1997, illus. D, p. 447.
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CIRCA 1820
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A restauration ormolu figural mantel clock
circa 1820
The case modelled as Cupid carrying a magic lantern on its back, the enamel dial with pierced ormolu hands, surrounded by blue paste glass roundels, the eight-day twin-barrel movement with anchor escapement, silk suspended butterfly pendulum, countwheel strike on bell, on oval-shaped base, with patinated surface, raised on bird claw feet; pendulum and winding key
46 cm. high
circa 1820
The case modelled as Cupid carrying a magic lantern on its back, the enamel dial with pierced ormolu hands, surrounded by blue paste glass roundels, the eight-day twin-barrel movement with anchor escapement, silk suspended butterfly pendulum, countwheel strike on bell, on oval-shaped base, with patinated surface, raised on bird claw feet; pendulum and winding key
46 cm. high
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