Lot 483
FRENCH GILT BRASS AND PLATINUM-GROUND PARIS PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK GARNITURE
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction: Day Two | Thursday 19 Feb at 10am | Lots 353 to 600
Estimate: £2,500 - £3,500
Description
the porcelain dial with Arabic numerals, the architectural case with a stepped caddy top surmounted by five turned finials, the angles with silvered turned free columns, the ornithological porcelain panels with platinum-grounds in the manner of Narcisse Vivien, on a stepped base with silvered turned toupie feet, the twin train movement striking to a gong, with urn garnitures en suite (3)
Dimensions
35cm high, 22cm wide, 16cm deep
Footnote
Narcisse Vivien is recorded as a meticulous painter of birds often in association with platinum grounds. His work was exhibited at the Paris Universelle Exposition of 1878. A Narcisse Vivien is recorded at 85 Boulevard Voltaire in 1883.