French Silk Thread Mantle Clock

French Silk Thread Mantle Clock

Estimate:
[restrict paid=ture]$450 – $650[/restrict]
Auctioneer:
[restrict paid=ture]Fontaine's Auction Gallery[/restrict]
Sold Price:
[restrict paid=ture]$350[/restrict]
Sold Date:
[restrict paid=ture]8:00 AM – Apr 27, 2013[/restrict]

French Silk Thread Mantle Clock. White marble case with gilt brass mounts, feet and pineapple finials, has columns on the sides and urn finial; 3.25 in. convex porcelain dial has black Roman hour numerals, Arabic 5 minute markers, pierced gilt hands and signed Baillion a Paris. Typical round French brass spring driven silk thread movement with half hour strike on a silvered bell. In good overall condition, missing mounts on the edge of the urn finial and has a few chips and hairlines in the dial. 13 in. high x 7.5 in. wide x 4 in. deep.