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An ebonised wood and gilt-bronze mounted urn timepiece
the baluster body with everted pierced gallery to the top and foliate cast gilt-bronze handles to the sides, on spreading socle and stepped square base, with associated white enamel Arabic dial and cylinder escapement, adapted from an urn, the case French mid 19th century, the dial and movement 20th century -- 10½in. (27cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 1)
the baluster body with everted pierced gallery to the top and foliate cast gilt-bronze handles to the sides, on spreading socle and stepped square base, with associated white enamel Arabic dial and cylinder escapement, adapted from an urn, the case French mid 19th century, the dial and movement 20th century -- 10½in. (27cm.) high
See Colour Illustration (Plate 1)