Figural Lion Desk Clock w/ Erotic Panel

Figural Lion Desk Clock w/ Erotic Panel

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,500 – $2,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,100[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – May 21, 2016[/restrict]

Figural Lion Desk Clock. 2.5 in. porcelain dial with black hour numbers, black hands and brass bezel with beveled crystal; small round spring driven fuse watch-type movement signed “Cranbrook, London, No. 1729”, has fancy engraving, pierced decorated bridge and turned pillars. Movement is contained in a brass tub mounted on a saddle on the top of the spelter lion’s back, has an eagle finial and mounted on a kidney shaped walnut base; the back cover of the case has a round hand painted panel with scene of a young woman standing in a field, the reverse of the panel has a second painting depicting an erotic scene of a the woman nude in the bushes and accompanied by a man. Nice overall condition, tip of lion’s tail is missing, no hairlines in the dial, movement is running. 9.5 in. high x 8 in. wide x 3.75 in. deep. Weight: 3.25 lbs.