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Apr 20, 2016 - Apr 21, 2016
* A French Gilt Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock
charpentier & cie, paris
the domed architectural case surmounted by a handled urn form finial draped with floral swags above the circular enamel dial flanked by foliate scroll decoration, the dial having Roman numeral hours and Arabic minutes signed Charpentier & Cie Bronziers / Paris / Rue Charlot 8, the movement marked Charpentier Ft. de Bronzes / 413 A Paris, raised on a shaped marble plinth terminating in toupie feet.
Height 23 inches.
Estimate $ 2,000-4,000
Property from the Estate of a Lady, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Clock in overall good, stable, complete condition.
Works appear intact, take both winds. Clock runs for a short while than stops, unsure as to duration or accuracy of movement. Clock strikes on a single bell on the hour and the half. Glass to dial intact without cracks or repairs. Enamel to dial intact but with chipping near one wind hole and repair near the other. Dial also with a minor, tight horizontal hairline crack above the left wind hole.
Case likewise intact. All bronze mounts appear complete without dents or losses, having bright even patina. Marble intact without cracks or repairs, having some minor chiping to edges and light surface scratching consistent with age.
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