Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) France, large and impressive 3 piece figural mantel garniture, the clock case of green onyx on gilt leaf and scroll ornamented paw feet, gilt dial surround in the rococo style, surmounted by a patinated spelter female figure
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12 September 2025
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(1) Clock case with small chip at front upper left corner, gilt mounts now with gold paint, figure with loss to patination and spotting, plaque at base of figure with split, reattached to base with adhesive, rear left foot a bit loose, glass and bezel good, dial with a few hairlines, hands painted black, movement ticks and strikes, needs service, pendulum replaced, candelabras with good patination, onyx bases good, gilt ornament now with gold paint, Bezel over clock dial does not shut easily. Ht 28Ó (2) the painted surface is worn, the cherub has later paint, the stand is crooked, the clockÕs paper dial is yellowed and stained, the setting knob is absent, the fringed cloth shade is okay. Ht 37Ò
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Clocks- 2 (Two): (1) France, large and impressive 3 piece figural mantel garniture, the clock case of green onyx on gilt leaf and scroll ornamented paw feet, gilt dial surround in the rococo style, surmounted by a patinated spelter female figure representing Abundance, the front of the sculpture with applied plaque reading ÓAbondance par GuilleminÒ, the sculpture also signed ÓL. GuilleminÒ, gilt bezel with beveled glass, Arabic numeral white enamel dial with illegible signature, blued steel hands, 8 days, time and strike, pendule a Paris movement marked Vincenti, the companion candelabras with patinated surfaces and racially ornament, resting on green onyx bases and also with gilt paw feet, c1890; (2) Painted metal figural Ansonia rear-wind, 30 hours, clock, c1885 with later adaption to an electric lamp with 1920Õs style shade. (1) Clock case with small chip at front upper left corner, gilt mounts now with gold paint, figure with loss to patination and spotting, plaque at base of figure with split, reattached to base with adhesive, rear left foot a bit loose, glass and bezel good, dial with a few hairlines, hands painted black, movement ticks and strikes, needs service, pendulum replaced, candelabras with good patination, onyx bases good, gilt ornament now with gold paint, Bezel over clock dial does not shut easily. Ht 28Ó (2) the painted surface is worn, the cherub has later paint, the stand is crooked, the clockÕs paper dial is yellowed and stained, the setting knob is absent, the fringed cloth shade is okay. Ht 37Ò
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