17th Nov, 2018 10:00 GMT/BST

Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II)

 
  Lot 426
 

426

An Ormolu Striking Mantel Clock, retailed by Howell & James, Paris, circa 1890, surmounted by...

An Ormolu Striking Mantel Clock, retailed by Howell & James, Paris, circa 1890, surmounted by an urn finial and decorated with swag flowers, rams heads and cherubs playing musical instruments, light green porcelain panels painted with flowers, 3-1/2-inch dial with gold coloured Roman numerals, twin barrel movement striking on a bell, movement backplate stamped Japy Freres and with the retailers signature, numbered 248, raised upon a gilt wooden base, 44cm high, see illustration

Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500


 

17.10.18, Ormolu surfaces are faded and slightly discoloured, central porcelain panel beneath the dial with one minor hairline crack, dial with minor chips around both winding holes, movement in going order and striking, with original pendulum with bob numbered 248, wooden base with chips and with scratches and the gilt surfaces are rubbed.

 


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Auction: Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II), 17th Nov, 2018

Autumn Fine Art Sale (Part II)

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