A good first quarter 19th century figural gilt bronze mantel clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$1,300 – $1,600[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Schmitt Horan & Co.[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$750[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]Jun 12, 2022[/restrict]
France, a good first quarter 19th century gilt bronze mantel clock, the unadorned base on anthemion and medallion ornamented feet, the molded surbase with various regular, overlapping leaf forms, and supporting a mid section with oval bas relief mount flanked by classical ornament, framed with laurel and featuring a seated Athena with small child at her knee, two children reaching for a wreath in her right hand, and a child at the right with scroll and wreath, the composition also including a terrestrial globe, artists palette, pedestal, and divider, all surmounted by a central rectangular enclosure housing the clock, the front with matted ground, fruit festoon, and rose wreath bezel, the enclosure with flanking figures, each studying books and scrolls, aided by a tall, standing oil lamp, the engine turned, roman numeral gilt dial with blued steel hands, and 8 day, two train pendule de Paris movement with silk suspension, striking on a bell