Michael Lake
Head of Department
Lot 94
A Charles X gilt bronze and cut glass portico clock together with a pair of similar gilt bronze and cut glass obelisk garniture the clock with glass mounts possibly attributable to Baccarat, the garniture of a later date
5 April 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£12,000 - £18,000
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A Charles X gilt bronze and cut glass portico clock together with a pair of similar gilt bronze and cut glass obelisk garniture
the clock with glass mounts possibly attributable to Baccarat, the garniture of a later date
the stepped rectangular cornice with rosette and foliate mounts supported on tapering diamond cut glass columns and conforming plinth base and bun feet, the 4.25" dial with silvered Arabic chapter ring, engine turned centre and blued steel hands set with an acanthus bezel, the brass twin train movement with outside countwheel strike on bell, with fancy grid pendulum with elaborate rosette bob and key, the similarly cut obelisk garniture raised on rectangular plinths and acanthus cast bases, the clock, 61cm high, the garniture, 55cm high (3)
the stepped rectangular cornice with rosette and foliate mounts supported on tapering diamond cut glass columns and conforming plinth base and bun feet, the 4.25" dial with silvered Arabic chapter ring, engine turned centre and blued steel hands set with an acanthus bezel, the brass twin train movement with outside countwheel strike on bell, with fancy grid pendulum with elaborate rosette bob and key, the similarly cut obelisk garniture raised on rectangular plinths and acanthus cast bases, the clock, 61cm high, the garniture, 55cm high (3)
