A Viennese Renaissance revival silver, enamelled, and 'jewelled' tower-form time-piece Attributed to Hermann Böhm, Last quarter 19th Century The architectural case applied allover with scrolling foliage and putti, the domed top surmounted by a man astride a hippogriff, over a pentagonal tier with niches set with Roman soldiers, above a further tier set with five dials with Roman chapters, the lower cylindrical section with two enamelled bands painted with reserves of mythological scenes, surrounded by five columns with soldier finials, on a star shaped base with grotesque-mask feet 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high
A Viennese Renaissance revival silver, enamelled, and 'jewelled' tower-form time-piece Attributed to Hermann Böhm, Last quarter 19th Century The architectural case applied allover with scrolling foliage and putti, the domed top surmounted by a man astride a hippogriff, over a pentagonal tier with niches set with Roman soldiers, above a further tier set with five dials with Roman chapters, the lower cylindrical section with two enamelled bands painted with reserves of mythological scenes, surrounded by five columns with soldier finials, on a star shaped base with grotesque-mask feet 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high
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