Michel Decoux, a marble and polished metal mantel clock with gull ornament, the oblong base and top with brown, variegated marble veneers over contrasting black slate base and panels, joined portico style by six hexagonal, polished chrome columns with
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24 October 2024
very good, black slate at upper left separated and reattached, and now with a small gap, all polished metal components very good, right glass with very large chip at upper left, left glass with small chip at lower left, dial now with a layer of copper colored paint, hour hand poorly reblued, numerals with minor scratches and flaws in plating, movement with tarnish, crutch fork with poor repair, bell replaced, pendulum an incorrect replacement, ticks and strikes
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R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts
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Michel Decoux, a marble and polished metal mantel clock with gull ornament, the oblong base and top with brown, variegated marble veneers over contrasting black slate base and panels, joined portico style by six hexagonal, polished chrome columns with polished, gilt capitals and bases, and flanking a polished chrome crystal regulator case, surmounted by a polished, gilt wave form casting and polished chrome gull, signed "Decoux", diamond shaped Arabic numeral metal dial with blued steel hands, and 8 day Pendule de Paris movement, striking on a bell very good, black slate at upper left separated and reattached, and now with a small gap, all polished metal components very good, right glass with very large chip at upper left, left glass with small chip at lower left, dial now with a layer of copper colored paint, hour hand poorly reblued, numerals with minor scratches and flaws in plating, movement with tarnish, crutch fork with poor repair, bell replaced, pendulum an incorrect replacement, ticks and strikes
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