Patinated Brass and Gilt-metal Figural Mantel Clock

Description:

Patinated Brass and Gilt-metal Figural Mantel Clock, France, c. 1850, depicting a man with a quail in his hand and two at his feet with a hunting dog below, 3-in. blue Roman numeral porcelain dial, gilt foliate facade and scrolled feet with inset white stone panels, eight-day time and count wheel strike with silk thread suspension, resting on a black-painted oval base, ht. of clock 17 in.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

ticks and strikes but needs adjustment and cleaning, chips around the winding arbors


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