A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK, the shaped case modelled with conch-blowing tritons celebrating beside a reed-borne and flower-festooned cartouche, displaying the dial with twelve enamel numeral plaquettes, while a triton-putti presents the 'fruits of the sea', a fish to Venus, seated in her scallop shell chariot, the twin- train movement No. 2479 with countwheel strike and back winding mechanism, on rocaille and 'C' scroll base 21in. (53.5cm.) wide; 31in. (79cm.) high; 10in. (25.5cm.) deep
A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK, the shaped case modelled with conch-blowing tritons celebrating beside a reed-borne and flower-festooned cartouche, displaying the dial with twelve enamel numeral plaquettes, while a triton-putti presents the 'fruits of the sea', a fish to Venus, seated in her scallop shell chariot, the twin- train movement No. 2479 with countwheel strike and back winding mechanism, on rocaille and 'C' scroll base 21in. (53.5cm.) wide; 31in. (79cm.) high; 10in. (25.5cm.) deep
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