DESCRIPTION:
France, lyre clock, white marble case with molded base decorated with gilt trim and floral festoons, the lyre with acanthus, floral garlands, beaded trim, and a large festoon of fruits and flowers, the top with floral wreath, white enamel Arabic numeral dial with polychrome enamel decoration, gilt Louis XV style hands, gilt bezel with convex glass, and a ring of brilliants attached to the knife edge suspended gridiron, which oscillates with the pendulum, 8 days, time and count wheel strike pendule a Paris movement, signed "AD. MOUGIN", counting the hours on a bell and a single blow at the half hour c1870
CONDITION:
Case very good, marble without damage, gilt ornament very good with minor spotting and discoloration, dial with minor scratches, hands very good, brilliant ring with one replaced stone, movement ticks and strikes, Ht 20 1/4"
ESTIMATE:
$4000
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$5000
PRICE SOLD:
$2900
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