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A rare late 18th/early 19th century ormolu-mounted mantel clock,…
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Sydney
Date:
26-Jun-2010
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Description:
A rare late 18th/early 19th century ormolu-mounted mantel clock, Th. Gay, Hger du Roi, a Turin, the signed three inch enamel dial with Arabic hours and quarters set into a variegated grey marble casket on lions paw feet and a stepped base, surmounted by the figure of a sleeping child in front of a pillar supporting an oval tablet with letters cut out in copper 'Qui Que Tu Soit Reconnois Un Raitre. Il Est Le Fu Ou Il Doit L'etre', the movement with silk suspension striking on a bell, 40 cm
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Category:
Horology (Clocks & watches): Clocks - Mantle and Shelf