Third quarter of the 19th century, an oblong porcelain plinth with cobalt ground and cavorting putti design is raised on a naturalistic grapevine modeled base, all of which supports a gilt bronze sculpture of two putti in a goat drawn chariot, the clock face marked "Henry Marc A Paris" and the works marked "H Marc Paris 26985."

14.5 x 18.5 x 5.25 in.

From the Estate of Dorothea Sweeney, Richmond, Virginia

See lot 159 in Christie's 19th Century Furniture, Sculpture and Works of Art, London, October 1, 2003 (sale 6810), for a near identical example.

No pendulum; scattered spots of verdigris throughout; replaced hour and minute hands; broken object in one putto's raised hand. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale: Clocks and Watches.