pineapple or artichoke finial above cobalt-glazed porcelain body, elaborate bronze dore frame with festoons, phoenixes flanking lion’s head, face with ormolu highlights, retains some original gilt highlights, key wind, with pendulum, Continental, 19th century, 20 in. Elements slightly loose on rod, one interior support broken. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Everett and Lois Royal, Crossville, Tennessee
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