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A French ormolu and verde marble figural mantel clock, early…
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Sydney
Date:
27-Oct-2015
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Description:
A French ormolu and verde marble figural mantel clock, early 19th century, the English double fusee movement by Bentley and Beck, Royal Exchange, London modelled as a young couple embracing, the 12 cm white enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed Bentley and Beck, Royal Exchange, London, gilt hands and centre seconds sweep hand, double fusee, the circular drum flanked by a pair of pilasters each surmounted by a swan holding a garland in its beak, with applied decorations, a bench below supported by lions, the young couple to foreground in passionate embrace, on variegated verde marble base with applied wreaths and foliage, toupie feet, 58 cm high. Provenance, The Owston Collection', Bonhams, Sydney, 25-26 June 2010, lot 1178c
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Category:
Horology (Clocks & watches): Clocks - Figural