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    Sale 5915

    THE NINETEENTH CENTURY

    London

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    26 February 1998

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    Lot 169

    A French ormolu-mounted malachite veneered mantel clock

    Price realised

    GBP 6,670

    Estimate

    GBP 3,000 - GBP 4,000

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    A French ormolu-mounted malachite veneered mantel clock
    The rectangular case with a stepped pediment surmounted by a scrolled mount, above a rosette frieze, the circular dial with an engine-turned centre and white enamel chapter ring inscribed TROGNON A BORDEAUX, the twin-train movement with countwheel strike on a bell, on a stepped base with block feet, the case re-built and later veneered
    18½ in. (47 cm.) high

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