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THBThree Piece French Empire Style Inset Clock Garniture
About Seller
PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJan 23, 2025
Showcasing deaccessioned textiles from the Brooklyn Museum: 18th-century crewel work bed hangings, lace, velvet, silk, and early Chinese Export examples. From a local collection: Brilliant Period Cut Glass by Sinclaire, Hawkes, Libbey, Hoare, and more. Antiquities include Egyptian, African, Colima, Peruvian, and other pre-Columbian artifacts, alongside Continental European items dating to the Byzantine period and the 16th-18th centuries. Also featuring a remarkable selection of fossils. Fine art paintings, furniture and decorative art objects. Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Continental, late 19th/early 20th century, comprising: enamel and gilt bronze dial with Arabic numerals, set in black slate and red marble inset case, hinged panel over dial, case with two spiral metal columns centering beveled glass viewing panel housing pendulum with mercury weights, hinged panel at back opening to works stamped "Medaille de Bronze...", 18-3/8 x 15 x 7 in.; with pair of matching slate and marble bronze mounted garnitures, with lions paw feet and Classical figures, 13 x 8-1/4 x 6-1/4 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
Note: Due to the presence of mercury, this item cannot be shipped and must be picked up.
- Provenance
Private Collection, Bristol, Tennessee
- Shipping Info
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Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.
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- Condition
surface dirt and accretion, scattered cracks and edge chips to slate, some discoloration to bronze/metal elements, hinged front panel loose on hinge (does not stay closed without reinforcement), not tested for functionality; one garniture with large corner chip
