AN EMPIRE ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
BY ANTOINE GAULIN, PARIS, CIRCA 1815-20
CASE: the case surmounted by a seated figure of Venus with a putto, flanked by birds in a cloud to one side and a beehive to the other, the base with a putto relief panel, on lion's paw feet; DIAL: the white enamel dial with pierced gilt hands and signed ‘Gaulin a Paris’; MOVEMENT: the twin-barrel movement with silk suspension and count-wheel strike to bell
17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high; 13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) deep
AN EMPIRE ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
BY ANTOINE GAULIN, PARIS, CIRCA 1815-20
CASE: the case surmounted by a seated figure of Venus with a putto, flanked by birds in a cloud to one side and a beehive to the other, the base with a putto relief panel, on lion's paw feet; DIAL: the white enamel dial with pierced gilt hands and signed ‘Gaulin a Paris’; MOVEMENT: the twin-barrel movement with silk suspension and count-wheel strike to bell
17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high; 13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) deep
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