2nd Feb, 2023 10:30
Keeping Time: Clocks, Musical & Scientific Instruments
AN ATTRACTIVE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MANTEL CLOCK BY VINCENTI & CIE
ATTRACTIVE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH MANTEL CLOCK BY VINCENTI & CIE,
in gilt brass and champleve enamel six-glass case, with cast urn surmount, two knopped and four foliate finials, the enamel decorated dial set with Arabic and Roman numerals, the movement with manufacturer's Médaille D'Argent stamp and date of 1855, the eight day movement striking on a coil, with original mercury filled twin cylinder pendulum, raised on six cast knopped feet, 37cm high
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Sold for £950
Estimated at £300 - £400
Condition Report
Condition good to fair. Starts ticking then slowly stops. Appears overwound. Wear throughout as per use and age, including tarnish, some scratches to interior gilt base, paint/residue to back right panel and back left column. Additional images now available.
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