A FRENCH ORMOLU AND FLEUR DE PECHE MARBLE STRIKING VASE CLOCK, 'PENDULE A CERCLES TOURNANTS'
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, DUFAUD, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
CASE: of vase form with cone finial and entwined serpent handles flanked by a standing figure of Cupid with outstretched hand with arrow indicating the time, a Roman helmet, mask and torch at base, the plinth with relief panels, on a stepped conforming base with berried ribbon mounts and engine-turned feet DIAL: the twin revolving chapter discs with enamel plaques and blued-steel arrow hand MOVEMENT: twin barrels with platform cylinder escapement and countwheel strike to bell, the back plate stamped '1581' and 'DUFAUD PARIS'
33¼ in. (84.5 cm.) high; 11 in. (28 cm.) square base
A FRENCH ORMOLU AND FLEUR DE PECHE MARBLE STRIKING VASE CLOCK, 'PENDULE A CERCLES TOURNANTS'
OF LOUIS XVI STYLE, DUFAUD, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY
CASE: of vase form with cone finial and entwined serpent handles flanked by a standing figure of Cupid with outstretched hand with arrow indicating the time, a Roman helmet, mask and torch at base, the plinth with relief panels, on a stepped conforming base with berried ribbon mounts and engine-turned feet DIAL: the twin revolving chapter discs with enamel plaques and blued-steel arrow hand MOVEMENT: twin barrels with platform cylinder escapement and countwheel strike to bell, the back plate stamped '1581' and 'DUFAUD PARIS'
33¼ in. (84.5 cm.) high; 11 in. (28 cm.) square base
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