33.50cm wide
50.80cm high
12.70cm deep
(13.19 inches wide 20.00 inches high 5.00 inches deep)
Description
The eight day movement is carried by two patinated bronze sphinxes standing on black and white marble bases and is surmounted by two swans and a vase of bullrushes. The breakfront black marble base is decorated with an ormolu foliate frieze flanked by two mask head medallions. The silk suspended sunburst pendulum swings below a fine ormolu apron depicting two sphinxes.
The white enamel dial has Roman hour chapters and well chased gilt hands and is signed "V. LA CROIX À PARIS."
See Kjellberg Encyclopédie de la pendule Francaise
(p. 337 ) for similar examples of clock.
Price
gbp 7900.00 (Pound Sterling)
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