Continental Gilt Bronze Figural "Shipwreck" Clock



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A Continental Gilt Bronze Figural “Shipwreck” Clock, c. 1850, porcelain dial, striking bell movement, the finely cast case depicting a shipwrecked explorer among an anchor, broken mast and a barrel, the grotto opening to a painted backdrop of a seaside fort, the pendulum in the form of a mermaid, height 15 1/4 in., width 11 1/2 in., depth 4 1/2 in

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