French Marble & Bronze Lyre Swing Clock
- Estimate:
- [restrict paid=ture]$12,000 – $15,000[/restrict]
- Auctioneer:
- [restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
- Sold Price:
- [restrict paid=ture]$14,000[/restrict]
- Sold Date:
- [restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]
French Marble & Bronze Lyre Swing Clock. Beautiful 2 tone gilt & dore bronze lyre shaped case has pierced leaf and berry decoration within the frame, maidens head at the crest and hanging garland on an oval white marble base with beaded and filigree decoration and feet. The gridiron pendulum hangs on a knife point suspension at the top of the case and the crutch is engaged through a pin in the base. 6 in. convex porcelain chapter ring with open center exposing the skeletonized movement, has black Roman hour numerals and Arabic 5 minute markers, beaded inner and outer bezels, pierced gilt hands and signed Mathieu Laine. The quality brass spring driven movement has an hour & half hour strike mechanism with bell and is in good running condition. 23 in. high x 8 in. wide x 4 in. deep.