Empire Ormolu Figural Mantel Clock
Kinable, Paris, First Quarter 19th Century
Having a two train movement striking on a bell, with silk-suspended pendulum and outside countwheel, within a drum-form ormolu case surmounted by a butterfly-drawn chariot on clouds driven by a putto, raised on a tapering base, the center with a bas-relief plaque of a sleeping goddess with putto. The white enamel dial signed Kinable/ Palais Royal N. 134. Chips to dial around winding holes; putto detached from chariot.
Height: 17-1/4 in (43.8 cm)
Condition report
Condition: As noted in catalogue:
Lacking reins.
Bell replaced.
Bell strike bent.
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Weschler’s shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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