Viennese Silver and Enamel Tower-form Timepiece

Description:

Viennese Silver and Enamel Tower-form Timepiece, Austria, c. 1880, attributed to Hermann Bohm, the architectural body with multi-faceted top adorned with figures of soldiers, putti, and mythical heads and capped with a maiden and llama finial, all atop a pentagonal body with paneled sides, one inset with a circular clock, overall ht. 11 1/2 in.
Estimate $7,000-9,000

Two of the panels replaced with lesser quality porcelain plaques.


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