Sale 2840
New York
|
9 June 2014
Price realised
USD 12,500
Estimate
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK BY DENIERE, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Surmounted by a group emblematic of the Arts and Sciences, on a shaped base cast with morning glories, the dial signed DENIERE/FT DE BRONZES/A PARIS, the movement stamped 3836/DENIERE/A PARIS 24 in. (61 cm.) high, 31 in. (78.5 cm.) wide, 11 in. (28 cm.) deep
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