A late 19th century French sienna marble mantel clock By Baullier & Fils, Paris
Auction: 19 March 2008 at 11:00 GMT
£1,560
Description
the giltmetal engine turned dial with roman numerals and maker's signature, within serpent cast bezel, the case with a bronze figure of a muse reading at a parchment scroll with wreath and adjacent lyre, the frieze with a classical tableau of winged reading figures, anthemia and cornucopiae, on feet cast as owl figures with coiled serpent terminals, the eight day movement with silk suspension striking the hours and half hours on a bell
Dimensions
37cm wide, 51cm high, 14cm deep
Footnote
Property of a private Surrey collection.