Bidspirit auction | Historicism - Ormolu clock, circa


Historicism - Ormolu clock, circa 1 - Historicism - Ormolu clock, circa 1870, marked ''..Houdebine & Files - a` Paris'', gilded bronze, on a lilac-colored marble base, 3-sided faceted glass, decorated with gilded bronze appliqués such as torches, ribbons, quivers, and floral motifs, domed faceted glass with a gilded and beaded glass rim, white enamel dial with blue Roman and a surrounding minute track, gilded hands, sun pendulum with a woman’s head, French round movement with half-hour disc striking mechanism on a bell, movement runs, 35 x 24 x 11 cm