An Austrian gilt-brass and giltwood mounted alabaster and stained fruitwood grande sonnerie mantel clock with automaton
Second quarter 19th Century
The case surmounted by an eagle and flanked by lions, the brass dial with white enamel chapterring and automaton depicting two putti in a smithy, supported by four alabaster columns in front of a mirrored back, raised on serpentine plinth and bun feet, the triple-barrel movement with anchor escapement striking on two gongs, with sunburst pendulum
76 cm. high
An Austrian gilt-brass and giltwood mounted alabaster and stained fruitwood grande sonnerie mantel clock with automaton
Second quarter 19th Century
The case surmounted by an eagle and flanked by lions, the brass dial with white enamel chapterring and automaton depicting two putti in a smithy, supported by four alabaster columns in front of a mirrored back, raised on serpentine plinth and bun feet, the triple-barrel movement with anchor escapement striking on two gongs, with sunburst pendulum
76 cm. high
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