MEISSEN HAND PAINTED PORCELAIN FIGURAL BRACKET CLOCK ON A BASE, 19TH C., H 28″, W 12 3/4″:Case is 19th c. but the clock works have been replaced with a Telechron electric clock c. 1950; having cherubs, allegorical figures and flowers all in the round; blue crossed swords mark under glaze on bottom. As is.
Condition report
Originally a fabulous piece. As is. Much damage/repairs: arm of the centurion is missing; poorly repaired (major repair) base on the right with yellow discoloration showing; toes of one cherub broken off; 2 fingers of top right allegorical figure are broken off; much restoration in the limbs and hands of the figures; much damage to the flowers on the base; additional chips; porcelain cracked in the back of the clock; quite dirty; original clock replaced with an electric one. Rf
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