CIRCA 1850
Details
a napoleon III gilt-bronze and marmo nero Belgio striking mantel clock
circa 1850
The case surmounted by the figure of a bearded and caped writer wearing a laurel crown and seated at a pedestal with scroll and inkpot, a harp beside him, on breakfront base with elaborate foliate mounts, the lower section cast with lattice ornament against a matted ground, the engine-turned silvered Roman dial with moon hands, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell
22½in. (57cm.) high
circa 1850
The case surmounted by the figure of a bearded and caped writer wearing a laurel crown and seated at a pedestal with scroll and inkpot, a harp beside him, on breakfront base with elaborate foliate mounts, the lower section cast with lattice ornament against a matted ground, the engine-turned silvered Roman dial with moon hands, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell
22½in. (57cm.) high
Further details
See Colour Illustration (Plate 2)