10-31-201510-31-2015
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 31, 2015 10:00 AMCalender
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French Gilt and Marble Portico Mantel Clock

Sell one like this
$185$150
Auction: Clocks, Watches & Scientific Instruments - 2857MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 31, 2015 10:00AM

Description:

French Gilt and Marble Portico Mantel Clock, A. Mesnard, Bordeaux, c. 1890, floral urn-form vase atop the drum-head with an engine-turned bezel enclosing the 3 1/2-in. Roman blue numeral porcelain dial marked as above, flanked by flame-top urns and brass-mounted fluted columns, black marble plinths with engine-turned applied molding, all resting on the brass-mounted base and turned mushroom feet, eight-day time and countwheel strike mechanism, ht. 17 in.
Estimate $300-500

lacking pendulum, small chips throughout marble base. Missing two brass column ornaments


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