Monumental French Bronze Clock

Monumental French Bronze Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$5,000 – $10,000[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Tom Harris Auctions[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$15,000[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]7:00 AM – Oct 06, 2007[/restrict]

Monumental French Bronze Clock: The fancy 5″ dial has a individual porcelain numerals and beveled glass front. The time and strike movement is marked Ringuet. A. Paris and stamped Douillon A. St. Nicolas Honor. The case has kissing youths on the top with floral garlands down the sides. On the lower sides are dolphin serpents with youths on their backs, in the center are 2 nude females holding eel like fish and another youth. Bottom center is a lion mask and floral garland. Douillon worked in the early 19th century.

(The pendulum may not be original to the clock and one scroll near the center is cracked.)

31 1/2″ T x 26″ W x 10″ D

Clock is running at time of listing, but not guaranteed to continue.