c.1835 French Ormolu and Silver Patinated Mantle Clock.
Mantle /
Period French
Inv. #: p47
Circa: 1835
Size: 23.5" high
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A very nice French Charles X ormolu and silver patinated mantle clock depicting a rider with two horses.
Case
The ormolu case has a cast bezel, floral mounts and sits upon a heavily cast ormolu base with horse head profiles and large decorative claw feet. The scene above is of two silver patinated horses in mid-stride controlled by a single ormolu rider.
Dial
The silvered engine-turned dial has Roman numerals and Breguet style hands.
Movement
The eight-day time and strike movement strikes on a bell and still retains its original silk-thread suspension.
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