A FRENCH BRONZE AND MARBLE FIGURED MANTEL CLOCK, CIRCA 1880
A FRENCH BRONZE AND MARBLE FIGURED MANTEL CLOCK, CIRCA 1880Estimate $2,000 – $3,000
8-day bell strike movement, the fluted marble case surmounted by a finely cast figure of Mercury holding a caduceus, signed Barbedienne Fondeur
73CM HIGH
CONDITION
Movement incomlpete.Bell and Pundulum missing dial in good order. Hands good. Chips to corners of black marble base and some surface scratching. Bronze figure signed Barberdienne. Fondeur and in good condition.
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