A French Napoleon III Sevres style porcelain inset ormolu figural mantel clock, the movement by Miroy Freres, Paris, third quarter of the 19th Century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to the suspension, the backplate stamped with ETABLISSMENT, MIROY FRERES, A PARIS trademark over serial number 950 and further number 41 to lower margin, the circular blue on white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine pierced and engraved gilt hands set behind a hinged convex glazed bead-cast bezel, the case with surmount cast as a pair of seated cherubs each holding aloft a laurel wreath over an oval polychrome painted porcelain panel of a 17th century gentleman within a bead cast foliate draped easel frame, resting on naturalistic cast surface over ropetwist moulding arched over the dial flanked by recessed shaped panels painted with cherubs within gilt scroll and cobalt blue borders, the skirt base with repeating leaf cast top moulding and guilloche cast fascia applied with acanthus mount to apron and flanked by projecting rounded angles supporting flowering foliage, on egg-and-dart cast squat toupe feet, 34cm (13.25ins approx.) high.
A French Napoleon III Sevres style porcelain inset ormolu figural mantel clock, the movement by Miroy Freres, Paris, third quarter of the 19th Century The eight-day countwheel bell striking movement with anchor escapement regulated by disc bob pendulum incorporating Brocot type regulation to the suspension, the backplate stamped with ETABLISSMENT, MIROY FRERES, A PARIS trademark over serial number 950 and further number 41 to lower margin, the circular blue on white enamel Roman numeral dial with Arabic five minutes to outer track and fine pierced and engraved gilt hands set behind a hinged convex glazed bead-cast bezel, the case with surmount cast as a pair of seated cherubs each holding aloft a laurel wreath over an oval polychrome painted porcelain panel of a 17th century gentleman within a bead cast foliate draped easel frame, resting on naturalistic cast surface over ropetwist moulding arched over the dial flanked by recessed shaped panels painted with cherubs within gilt scroll and cobalt blue borders, the skirt base with repeating leaf cast top moulding and guilloche cast fascia applied with acanthus mount to apron and flanked by projecting rounded angles supporting flowering foliage, on egg-and-dart cast squat toupe feet, 34cm (13.25ins approx.) high.
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