Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
Description:
Planchon Ormolu and Bronze Shelf Clock, Paris, c. 1840, on top a painter sitting in a garden with a female figure leaning on his shoulder, bronze body with applied ormolu decoration and bezel, all on acanthus leaf scroll feet, 3 1/2-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial marked Planchon, a Paris, brass eight-day time and strike movement with silk thread suspension marked Pons, Metaille d'argent 1823, ht. 20 in.
Estimate $2,000-4,000
Clock ticks and strikes. Dial may be refreshed.
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ParisJonathan Dowling
Director, Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
508-970-3131
Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments
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