French Gilt and Marble Figural Clock

Description:

French Gilt and Marble Figural Clock, c. 1890, classical maiden holding a wreath in her left hand sits atop the white marble cascading-form base, with a 3 1/2-in. roman numeral porcelain dial with Breguet-style hands, eight-day time and strike mechanism marked in part "C.M. Paris 1131," ht. 13 1/2 in.
Estimate $400-600

traces of original gilt, marble drum that holds the mechanism is broken off the bottom, lacking pendulum.


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