A LARGE NAPOLEON III ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
BY MAISON MARQUIS, THE MOVEMENT BY LANGUEREAU, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
CASE: the arched pediment with urn finial flanked by acanthus scrolls, supported on four uprights and two sphinxes, on a rounded rectangular base DIAL: white enamel with Arabic and Roman chapters signed 'MSON MARQUIS LANGUEREAU & CIE PARIS', pieced and engraved ormolu hands MOVEMENT: twin barrel with Brocot suspension and rack strike on bell, stamped 'MARQUIS PARIS', with sunburst pendulum
32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 29 in. (74 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
A LARGE NAPOLEON III ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
BY MAISON MARQUIS, THE MOVEMENT BY LANGUEREAU, PARIS, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
CASE: the arched pediment with urn finial flanked by acanthus scrolls, supported on four uprights and two sphinxes, on a rounded rectangular base DIAL: white enamel with Arabic and Roman chapters signed 'MSON MARQUIS LANGUEREAU & CIE PARIS', pieced and engraved ormolu hands MOVEMENT: twin barrel with Brocot suspension and rack strike on bell, stamped 'MARQUIS PARIS', with sunburst pendulum
32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 29 in. (74 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep
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