Gilt Brass and Bronze Desk Clock

Description:

Gilt Brass and Bronze Desk Clock, France, 1810, a bronze poodle dutifully holding the cast and chased brass basket with 1-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial timepiece on a raised platform with acanthus leaf edging, ht. 5 in.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

Movement not ticking or removed from case.


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