Sale 5085
London, South Kensington
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23 January 2007
Price realised
GBP 480
Estimate
A NAPOLEON III GILT-BRONZE MANTEL CLOCK THIRD QUATER 19TH CENTURY In the form of a teacher and a pupil in eighteenth century dress, flanking a white enamel dial in a drum case on a foliate plinth base, the eight day twin barrels movement with countwheel strike on bell inscribed 'P.LTRE 771' 12½ in. (31.5 cm.) high
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