Details
A Louis Philippe gilt and patinated bronze striking mantel clock, circa 1840
The naturalistic case modelled as a tree stump and surmounted by the figure of a woman in chinoiserie costume holding a dove, a mandolin to her side, on stepped rectangular base with lanceolate leaf and tracery galleries, on scroll feet, the silvered Roman dial with black painted chapters and steel moon hands, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell -- 16¼in. (41.5cm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
The naturalistic case modelled as a tree stump and surmounted by the figure of a woman in chinoiserie costume holding a dove, a mandolin to her side, on stepped rectangular base with lanceolate leaf and tracery galleries, on scroll feet, the silvered Roman dial with black painted chapters and steel moon hands, the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike on bell -- 16¼in. (41.5cm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration