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A French gilt-bronze figural mantel clock

First-half 19th Century
Mechanism stamped: 3903
Depicting the birth of Venus attended by two mer-putti blowing conch shell horns over a water-form body set with porcelain hour markers issuing two dolphins and flanked by sea horses raised on a rocaille and scrolling base, with pendulum and keys
22" H x 19.5" W x 8" D

  • Condition: Overall good condition with oxidation, scuffs, and light scratches commensurate with age. Scattered minor dents primarily to one horse body. The porcelain hour markers apparently re-painted green. Moran's does not guarantee the working condition of clocks and watches.

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December 16, 2020 12:00 PM PST
Monrovia, CA, US

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