Clocks- 2 (Two) Unusual Mantel: (1) France, Empire portico clock, long duration, time and bell strike, spring-driven movement with pinwheel escapement, vernier beat adjustment, and center seconds in a four-column ebonized case with applied gilt ornaments,
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24 October 2024
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Clocks- 2 (Two) Unusual Mantel: (1) France, Empire portico clock, long duration, time and bell strike, spring-driven movement with pinwheel escapement, vernier beat adjustment, and center seconds in a four-column ebonized case with applied gilt ornaments,
(1) The dial and hands are replacements from a much later lower quality clock. The pendulum is from a Victorian era clock and is missing the face of t...