Gilt "Frame" Clock with Calendar by Imbert

Description:

Gilt "Frame" Clock with Calendar by Imbert, Paris, c. 1790, the Arabic numeral dial marked Imbert a Paris with red outer Arabic numeral date dial, pierced gilt hands and blued steel barbed calendar hand surmounted by an eagle gripping a floral garland and enclosed by a bead and engine-turned dial surround, eight-day time, strike and calendar brass movement with count wheel bell strike, silk thread suspension and sun burst pendulum bob, all supported by an inverted "U" gilt frame with engine turned and bead decoration rising above the four decorated cone feet, white marble floor and applied rope edges, the back frame of identical shape and decoration joins the front with bold twist columns and matching decoration, ht. 18 1/2 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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