Austria, mantel clock with automata on dial, the ebonized case supported at the front corners by gilt turtles, front with stamped brass ornament, case sides with lion mask handles, top with alabaster urn mounted with snake form handles, beaded brass trim
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24 October 2024
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case loose, will need gluing, some beaded trim missing, urn finial replaced, trim under dial incorrect, two brass ornaments missing from case front, gilt surfaces worn and dirty, tortoise on right with broken leg, bezel glass replaced, hands replaced, dial with hairlines, and minor edge chips, pendulum replaced, not running, movement will need attention, neither time or strike side will hold spring tension, may be broken clicks, may be more, Ht 13 1/4"
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Austria, mantel clock with automata on dial, the ebonized case supported at the front corners by gilt turtles, front with stamped brass ornament, case sides with lion mask handles, top with alabaster urn mounted with snake form handles, beaded brass trim , and brass finial, Arabic numeral, white enamel dial with an automated figure representing Cupid forging arrows, the figure striking his anvil as the clock sounds, blued steel hands, two day time and strike movement, fancy brass pendulum with silk suspension, c1830 case loose, will need gluing, some beaded trim missing, urn finial replaced, trim under dial incorrect, two brass ornaments missing from case front, gilt surfaces worn and dirty, tortoise on right with broken leg, bezel glass replaced, hands replaced, dial with hairlines, and minor edge chips, pendulum replaced, not running, movement will need attention, neither time or strike side will hold spring tension, may be broken clicks, may be more, Ht 13 1/4"
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