1900969. A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE ‘GREAT WHEEL’ SKELETON CLOCK.
Description
Circa 1840,
the 7cm white enamel dial with Roman chapter, within a laurel cast border, the 4.5cm spring barrel with single train fusée movement with deadbeat escapement, crescent and star pendulum.
raised on four pillar supports, oval white marble base with floral and lion mask mounts,
under a glass dome.
clock 28cm over all
33cm in case.
Condition
Functionality not guaranteed, restorations and repairs to dial and marble base,
pendulum hanger crudely replaced, beading broken, glass dome broken and crudely repaired.
1900969. A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ORMOLU AND MARBLE ‘GREAT WHEEL’ SKELETON CLOCK.
Description
Circa 1840,
the 7cm white enamel dial with Roman chapter, within a laurel cast border, the 4.5cm spring barrel with single train fusée movement with deadbeat escapement, crescent and star pendulum.
raised on four pillar supports, oval white marble base with floral and lion mask mounts,
under a glass dome.
clock 28cm over all
33cm in case.
Condition
Functionality not guaranteed, restorations and repairs to dial and marble base,
pendulum hanger crudely replaced, beading broken, glass dome broken and crudely repaired.