French Wag On The Wall Clock

French Wag On The Wall Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$800 – $1,200[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$450[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Nov 23, 2013[/restrict]

French Wag On The Wall Clock. Carved French walnut gothic style case with burled highlights, brass mounts and rosettes; long pendulum with wood stick and oversized bob having a repousse brass front with peacocks, filigree and a round burled wood panel in the center. 9 in. convex porcelain dial has black Roman hour numerals and 31 date calendar numbers inside, fancy pierced hands, dial signed “Marechal a Nogent Le Rotrou”; weight driven movement has fancy pierced brass plates, 2 brass covered weights, quality brass pulleys and an hour rack strike mechanism on a coiled gong. 59 in. overall length x 18 in. wide x 11 in. deep.