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French Empire bronze mantel clock circa 1800-10 as

French Empire bronze mantel clock circa 1800-10 astrolabe finial atop vase-form body with pinecone ornaments, centering gilt dial with Roman numerals and scrolling acanthus design, fitted with silk suspended sunburst pendulum, raised on pedestal and molded base; works impressed: FG/16. (Good condition) H16″ *Literature: Niehuser, Elke. FRENCH BRONZE CLOCKS, 1700-1830. Atglen, PA: Schiffer, 1999. pp. […]

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Empire Half Column Shelf Clock with eglomise pane

Empire Half Column Shelf Clock with eglomise panel. Rosewood veneer case with gilt columns. Partially refinished. Time and strike. 16 1/4″h x 10 7/8″w x 4 1/8″d. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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EMPIRE STYLE WHITE MARBLE PORTICO MANTEL CLOCK

Having painted metal dial with Roman numerals, the time and strike movement suspended between four columns, raised on rectangular plinth ending in bun feet, height 21”, width 10 1/2”, depth 6 1/4”. CONDITION: Chips, top cracked and restored. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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Empire Mahogany Mantel Clock

Empire mahogany mantel clock with painted dial over eglomise panel, labeled for Oliver Welden, Bristol, CT, as is. 25 3/4″ high, 15″ wide, 5″ deep. From a NJ estate. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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An Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock, Height 12 x w

An Empire Gilt Bronze Mantel Clock,circa 1810, signed Bault et cie, Paris, 3 1/2 inch porcelain dial with Roman hour numerals and Arabic numeral quarter hour graduations. Eight Day Time and Strike movement, striking on a bell with countwheel silk thread suspension. Gilt bronze case on a marble base, with female figure setting in a […]

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1830 Empire mantel clock, Boardman & Wells, mahoga

1830 Empire mantel clock, Boardman & Wells, mahogany, ebonized/gilt stencil half columns and fruit basket crest, 30 hour weight driven wooden movement, time/strike. 31″t 16″w. Good original finish/condition, original label/eglomise/stenciling. Images Click on thumbnails to see larger images:

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