Gilt Figural Mantel Clock

Description:

Gilt Figural Mantel Clock, France, c. 1840, 3-in. blue Roman numeral porcelain dial with Breguet-style hands, classical figure of a women holding up a cluster of grapes atop an array of floral garlands, and white alabaster panels below, eight-day time and count wheel strike movement with silk thread suspension, ht. 8 1/2 in.
Estimate $500-700

lacking bell and pendulum, dial has cracks around number 5


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