A table clock with two inkwells and a paperweight

A table clock with two inkwells and a paperweight Fire-gilt and burnished bronze/brass, white enamel dial, blued hands, domed clear glass. One-day movement with thread suspension, hourly striking and repetition; lever on top for striking-silencing. Assembled from numerous individual components. On a shaped base enclosed by a balustrade, a classical-style female figure, two tripod lidded vessels (inkwells), a recumbent lion (paperweight), a bare tree trunk serving as a clock support, surmounted by a pair of billing doves. Unsigned. With minor chips to the enamel, a breakage to one branch. Height 32.7, width 23.6, depth 19.5 cm. Vienna, around 1800.

Estimate:£3,767.33

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