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A FRENCH ORMOLU SKELETON CLOCK
A FRENCH ORMOLU SKELETON CLOCK, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
movement striking on a bell and with silk suspension, the white enamel annular dial with Roman numerals surrounding the visible under-dial workings, with openwork scroll circular casing and urn and foliate surmount, mounted on a gallery with four urn finials above the tapering square supports headed by Egyptian masks and ending in paw feet, the circular case with milled borders and on bun feet, sun mask pendulum, with key
41cm high
Sold for £380
A FRENCH ORMOLU SKELETON CLOCK, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
movement striking on a bell and with silk suspension, the white enamel annular dial with Roman numerals surrounding the visible under-dial workings, with openwork scroll circular casing and urn and foliate surmount, mounted on a gallery with four urn finials above the tapering square supports headed by Egyptian masks and ending in paw feet, the circular case with milled borders and on bun feet, sun mask pendulum, with key
41cm high