Lot
319
AN FRENCH ORMOLU BASKET TOP CLOCK
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,500
AN FRENCH ORMOLU BASKET TOP CLOCK
First half 19th Century
The circular enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters surmounted by an oval pierced lotus leaf basket supported by sphinxes, on a base cast with griffins and centred by a mask within a roundel above a flowerhead and pounced ground edge, on engine milled circular feet
12 in. (31.1 cm.) high; 9 in. (24.7 cm.) wide