Gilt and Patinated Spelter Figural Clock

Description:

Gilt and Patinated Spelter Figural Clock, France, c. 1840, the bronze cherub figure holding a bird in one hand and a nest in the other atop the gilt-brass base with 3-in. blue roman numeral dial with floral decoration and pierced gilt hands, eight-day time and countwheel strike mechanism with silk thread suspension, marked "C. Ketterer Paris," ht. 10 in.
Estimate $300-500

small chips around winding hole, no bell


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