Lot 255
Lewis P Muirhead & Co., Paris
A 19th century French giltmetal and Sevres style porcelain mounted mantel clock
Auction: 29 September 2001 at 12:00 BST
£1,380
Description
the twin train movement striking on a coiled gong, the circular porcelain dial with Roman chapters, painted in gilt and colours with jewelled enamels, within an elaborate case cast with acanthus leaves and masks, and surmounted by a pierced dome with putto, the whole raised on a leafy plinth
49.5cm high