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NAPOLEON III FRENCH CLOCK

Sèvres style mantel antique clock. Porcelain dial painted with a putto surrounded with roman numerals.

$12,000.00

SKU 1179 Category

Description

NAPOLEON III FRENCH ANTIQUE CLOCK

Antique clocks today can cost more than a good car. This at least concerns our unique Napoleon III antique clock.
A fine Napoleon III, French, gilt bronze and pink celeste ground Sèvres style mantel clock. This Antique clock is  porcelain dial painted with a putto surrounded with roman numerals. The finely cast and chased case surmounted with a porcelain oval portrait of an eighteenth century lady, above an arched top hung with gilt bronze floral swags.
The bowed sides with porcelain panels painted with musical trophies, the front with further panels painted with flowers, amour and portraits, within gilt cartouches.
The case retaining its original matt and burnished gilding with silver highlights to the leaves.
This beautiful  clock dated Mid. 19th century.
Size: H20″ x W11″ x D6″ (50.8 x 28 x 15.25 cm)