A FRENCH GILDED BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCKby Gervais Durand, after a design by the Comtesse de Biencourt, Valentine de Chaponay (1838-1929), 1879 Originally conceived of by the Comtesse de Biencourt, this dramatic sculptural scene depicting a helmeted and winged Cupid astride a recumbent lion atop the clock face, which rests on the back of a […]
Must de Cartier, No. 890815112. Made circa 1980. Fine gilt brass quartz alarm clock. C. Oval, folding strut with the feet shaped like C’s. D. White, inner track with minute subdivisions for the alarm indication. Black baton hands. M. With quartz standardization Case and dial signed. Dim: 90 x 73 x 26 mm. Condition report […]
French oeil-de-boeuf ebonized wood wall clock with mother-of-pearl inlay, reverse painted glass dial with Roman chapters and serpentine edge, France; unmarked. Dimensions: 20″L x 15-1/2″W x 5-1/2″D Condition report In working order (although accuracy of time may be off); Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:
The Marquis de Lafayette Empire Gilt and Patinated Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, c. 1807, bearing engraved inscription “A mon ami Marquis de Lafayette/ Louis Alexandre Berthier 1809”, the sleeping amor on a bed of grapes, over the basket-form case, striking bell movement, silk suspension, height 13 1/4 in., width 9 in., depth 5 in Images […]
A French wall clock, oeil de boeuf’, ca. 1890. Decorated profusely with mother of pearl. About 5.25″ x 9.25″x5.25″ and 10lbs. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:
Ingrahm Beehive Shelf Clock
