French Fire-gilt and Alabaster Shelf Clock

French Fire-gilt and Alabaster Shelf Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$3,000 – $5,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Bonhams Skinner[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$1,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]Aug 09, 2022[/restrict]

French Fire-gilt and Alabaster Shelf Clock, Coutre, c. 1810, ormolu and pineapple center finial above the 4-in. dia. roman numeral porcelain dial marked "Coutre a Paris," pierced gilt hands flanked by tapered black veneered stone columns, all resting on an ormolu-mounted base, eight-day time and countwheel strike mechanism with silk thread suspension, marked "Coutre Paris," ht. 18 in.