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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK
Lot 17PROPERTY FROM THE CORNWALL COLLECTION

A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK

RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed9 June 2014

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USD 21,250

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A FRENCH ORMOLU AND PATINATED BRONZE FIGURAL MANTEL CLOCK
RETAILED BY TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Modeled as Venus in a chariot drawn by two putti, the dial inscribed Tiffany & Co./New York, on a pierced foot, the movement stamped with Japy Frères cachet
23 in. (58.5 cm.) high, 20 in. (51 cm.) wide, 8 in. (20 cm.) deep

Specialist note

This whimsical clock is closely related to an example by François Linke sold Christie's, London, 6 March 2014, lot 143.