french-ormolu-and-alabaster-mantle-clock-in-glass-dome
Lot 1398
French Ormolu and Alabaster Mantle Clock in Glass Dome
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th century, gilt spelter sculptural case on a conforming white alabaster stand, with male and female figure posed on either side of an architectural milieu, centered round enamel face having roman numeral hour markers and rubbed maker's mark, brass works numbered 1595 without maker's stamp, includes pendulum, all raised on turned feet, presented within a glass dome with conforming wood stand.

17 x 14 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (dome); 13 in. (clock height)

Collection of a Gentleman, Eastern North Carolina

No key; glass dome with large vertical crack; crack and repair to upper architecture with some loss to right spire; loss to male figure's right hand fingers; some chipping and cracks and repairs to alabaster; later gilt with some areas of gilt loss and spotting. Please see Terms and Conditions of Sale: Clocks and Watches.