Lot 238
FRENCH EBONISED AUTOMATON MANTEL CLOCK BY THARIN OF PARIS
19TH CENTURY
Auction: 26 March 2013 at 11:00 GMT
£3,375
Description
the dial signed Tharin A Paris, the rectangular case with applied gilt metal mounts, the white enamel Roman dial within a beaded bezel signed 'Charin A PARIS', the sides with acanthus carved scrolls, on moulded breakfront base with fountain and twin swan mounts, the brass twin drum movement with outside countwheel signed to the backplate 'THARIN PARIS', the case with central moulded and glazed rectangular aperture depicting a musical automaton figural scene of two seated monks and a standing monk about a table within a monastery interior, continental brass musical movement playing a single air, the side of the case with two buttons and a pull cord
Dimensions
52cm wide, 54cm high, 18cm deep