MIROY FRERES, PARIS. CIRCA 1870
Details
a napoleon III bronze striking mantel clock
miroy freres, paris. circa 1870
The waisted case surmounted by the figure of a reclining maiden on naturalistic base, her eyes looking down to a tortoise mounted to an arch above the dial with sphinx supporters, the white enamel Roman dial (chipping and cracking) signed PRIZE MEDAL 1851 MIROY FRES BRÉVETÉS PARIS, steel moon hands, the twin barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell
19½in. (49.5cm.) wide
miroy freres, paris. circa 1870
The waisted case surmounted by the figure of a reclining maiden on naturalistic base, her eyes looking down to a tortoise mounted to an arch above the dial with sphinx supporters, the white enamel Roman dial (chipping and cracking) signed PRIZE MEDAL 1851 MIROY FRES BRÉVETÉS PARIS, steel moon hands, the twin barrel movement with countwheel strike on bell
19½in. (49.5cm.) wide
Further details
See Colour Illustration (Plate 2)