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A French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and Variega

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A French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and Variega
A French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and Variega
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A French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and Variegated Marble Clock Garniture Retailed by Tiffany & Company, late 19th century
Marks to face: TIFFANY & CO, FRANCE
Marks to mechanism: CH. HOUR, FRANCE, A.1, MADE IN FRANCE
12-1/4 h x 10-5/8 w x 4-3/4 d inches (31.1 x 27.0 x 12.1 cm) (clock)

The lot comprising clock with allegorical woman crowing winged putto with garland, round porcelain clock face with double-barrel mechanism, green variegated marble throughout, lower frieze with idyllic panels of frolicking putti, case raised on toupie feet, clock case flanked by two urn-shaped candelabra, domed lids surmounted by pomegranate finials, lids reverse to reveal candlecup mounts, rams' head mounts interlinked with tasseled chains, hooved feet, raised on circular beaded base with toupie feet.
Condition

Rubbing to gilding, scattered verdigris, tassel missing from urn, wax residue, some bending to feet, minor chipping to marble to one candelabrum, minor fleabiting to marble elements, pendulum missing, with wear commensurate with age and use; lot is without key. Heritage does not guarantee the working order or completness of clock mechanisms.

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A French Louis XVI-Style Gilt Bronze and Variega

Estimate $1,500 - $2,500
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Starting Price $750
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