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Polychrome enamels table clock with inkwell, Austria, 19th century
Height x width x depth: 7.1 x 14.8 x 5.4 cm. Weight: 393.6 g.
Sofa shaped, in gilded metal decorated with floral scrolls and painted in polychrome with genre scenes. The hinged seat opens and is painted inside with an architectural motif; in the center, the clock features a polychrome-painted dial, Roman numerals within white enamel reserves, black hour markers and a winding hole at 2 o'clock. On either side, a blue glass ink containers. Key-wound and time-setting mechanism.
Item condition grading: **** good.
The case of the clock is in a good state of preservation with the normal wear and defects commensurate with its age and use over time.
The watch movement is currently working but may requires a technical service.
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Objets of Vertu from the Melandri Collections: Art Dรฉco Table Clocks and Salt & Pepper Shakers
Palazzo Caetani Lovatelli, tue 29 October 2024
SINGLE SESSION 29/10/2024 Hours 15:00