French figural clock, 8 days, time and count wheel strike pendule a Paris movement by Marti, contained in a gilt drum carried on the back of a patinated bronze figure of an elephant standing on a gilt bronze base with rococo style ornament, the drum with
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24 October 2024
Case with gilding and patina restored, bezel glass good, rear glass missing, dial with a few tiny edge flakes, otherwise excellent, hands excellent, movement ticks and strikes, bell nut replaced, Ht 20 1/2"
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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French figural clock, 8 days, time and count wheel strike pendule a Paris movement by Marti, contained in a gilt drum carried on the back of a patinated bronze figure of an elephant standing on a gilt bronze base with rococo style ornament, the drum with gilt foliage and seated figure holding a cluster of grapes, white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic outer 5 minute markers, signed "Costantin a Paris Grie de la Madeline", gilt Louis XV style hands, bezel with thick beveled convex glass, c1865 Case with gilding and patina restored, bezel glass good, rear glass missing, dial with a few tiny edge flakes, otherwise excellent, hands excellent, movement ticks and strikes, bell nut replaced, Ht 20 1/2"
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