C.1840, French, Le Roy, Paris, 8-day time/strike mantel clock.
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23 October 2024
This is a beautiful figural clock, with original bronze and bright yellow ormolu; excellent quality figure and mounts. Note the theme: a courtier sending a love letter off to his beloved via pigeon (letter in birds beak) . The case houses a nicely restored silk suspension movement, with period pendulum Height 17.5 inches
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Le Roy
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1000.00
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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C.1840, French, Le Roy, Paris, 8-day time/strike mantel clock. This is a beautiful figural clock, with original bronze and bright yellow ormolu; excellent quality figure and mounts. Note the theme: a courtier sending a love letter off to his beloved via pigeon (letter in birds beak) . The case houses a nicely restored silk suspension movement, with period pendulum Height 17.5 inches
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