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AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN AUTOMATON PORTICO MANTEL CLOCK - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN AUTOMATON PORTICO MANTEL CLOCK, the brass case surmounted by an eagle finial above an engine turned brass dial with enamel Arabic chapter ring surrounding an automated centre modelled as Cupid hammering on a anvil in time with the hour strike, probably straightening his arrow. The eight day spring driven movement with silk suspension striking and repeating the hours on a bell. (59cm high)