Militaria, Clocks, & Science
Description:
Roque Temple d'Amour Marble and Ormolu Shelf Clock, Paris, first quarter 19th century, four pillars support the clock platform over a bisque statue of a putto, annular roman numeral hours and arabic minutes rings above the horizontally mounted eight-day, time and strike movement with silk thread suspension, a plaque mounted near the pendulum marked Roque a Paris, ht. 15 1/2 in.
Estimate $3,500-4,500
Sunburst pendulum, no winding key.
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Keywords
ParisChristopher D. Fox
Vice President
Director, Historic Arms & Militaria
Associate Deputy Director, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3200