28th Apr, 2020 11:00

From the Curious to the Extraordinary

 
  Lot 121
 

A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH SPELTER FIGURAL MYSTERY CLOCK ATTRIBUTED TO GUILMET

A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BLACK MARBLE, GILT BRONZE MOUNTED AND SPELTER FIGURAL MYSTERY CLOCK ATTRIBUTED TO GUILMET

the case with lion mask swing handles to the sides and engraved with stylised foliage, on paw feet, surmounted by a spelter figure of the goddess Ceres holding a bunch of fruit and numbered 367, her right arm raised and holding the ornate pendulum with glass bob, the dial with gilt Roman numerals, signed for the retailer 'Peche A Nantes', the twin barrel movement with outside countwheel striking on a bell, activated by the central rod attached to the figure above,

61cm high

The clock is working but not fully tested or guaranteed.

Sold for £1,625

Includes Buyer's Premium


 

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