DESCRIPTION:
France, for Maple & Co., London and Paris, hour repeating carriage clock in the form of a sedan chair, the gilt brass case with rococo style ornament with plaques featuring naughty putti, scrolls, and shells, case sides with carrying handles, the top with scrolled brackets supporting a fleur de lis finial, and with well executed portrait of a young woman, behind glass at right side, Roman numeral white enamel dial, 8 day time and strike movement with lever platform, counting the hours on a gong, and repeating on demand, movement signed
CONDITION:
loss to gilding, case with polish residue, portrait very good, dial with hairline at upper right, hour hand bent, movement dirty, running, striking and repeating functional, light rust on gong and winding arbors
ESTIMATE:
$6000
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$7500
PRICE SOLD:
$4400
CIRCA: 1910
DIMENSIONS: 11.25in x 8.25in x 3.5in
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