DESCRIPTION:
France, a very decorative Belgian slate mantel clock with gilt and enamel ornament, the gilt base with integral feet decorated with scrolls, honeysuckle, and other ornament, supporting a black slate plinth below a rectangular brass molding and slate cavetto, the gilt bezel and roman numeral dial contained in a rectangular enclosure with flanking, gilt caryatids, and above a gilt, break arch panel with champleve enamel decoration, the projecting top with shallow cavetto molding and top bevel, surmounted by a gilt tazza with leaf ornamented stem and handles,the vessel with a horizontal band of multi color champleve enamel, 8 day, time and strike pendule de Paris movement counting the hours on a bell, the back plate with the mark of S. Marti and also "G S" within a line engraved reserve, with star and bee
CONDITION:
case with extensive repairs, sides replaced, cast base loose, some losses to gilding, tazza leaning slightly right, repaired surface at top right flaking, dial poorly restored, hands with minor oxide, movement dirty, ticks and strikes
ESTIMATE:
$600
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$800
PRICE SOLD:
$425
CIRCA: 1870
DIMENSIONS: 19in x 12in x 8in
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