A French ormolu and verde marble figural mantel clock, early 19th century, the English double fusee movement by Bentley and Beck, Royal Exchange, London

modelled as a young couple embracing, the 12 cm white enamel dial with Roman numerals, signed Bentley and Beck, Royal Exchange, London , gilt hands and centre seconds sweep hand, double fusee, the circular drum flanked by a pair of pilasters each surmounted by a swan holding a garland in its beak, with applied decorations, a bench below supported by lions, the young couple to foreground in passionate embrace, on variegated verde marble base with applied wreaths and foliage, toupie feet
58 cm high

• Lot Sold $18,000 (Hammer Price)
• $21,960 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

The Owston Collection', Bonhams, Sydney, 25-26 June 2010, lot 1178c