Ormolu-mounted Black Marble Portico Clock

Description:

Ormolu-mounted Black Marble Portico Clock, France, c. 1850, scroll top with foliate ormolu mounts supported by four Corinthian columns, cast bezel with ormolu drapery swags hanging below, 4 1/2-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, pierced gilt hands, eight-day, time and countwheel strike movement stamped 2, 2512, regulated by a grid iron pendulum, ht. 18 1/2 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

Movement ticks and strikes but in need of overhaul. Lacking bell and suspension spring. Dial chipped between 9 & 10.


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