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FS40: Two Day Fine Art Sale

An English Georgian Bronze and Ormolu Mantel Clock in the Form of Atlas

Auction Lot FS40/811

An English Georgian bronze and ormolu mantel clock in the form of Atlas the eight-day duration, timepiece single-fusee movement having an anchor escapement, with the pendulum bob affixed with a plaque depicting a female head, the round white enamel convex dial having black Roman numerals, with blued steel moon hands and a cast gilded bezel of floral decoration, all being held on the shoulders of a bronze depiction of the God Atlas, standing on a square bronze base with ormolu mounts to the sides and a further ormolu mount to the front depicting an eagle within a wreath, with acanthus-leaf mounts to the plinth, height 35cms.

An English Georgian Bronze and Ormolu Mantel Clock in the Form of Atlas (FS40/811) offered in our Two Day Fine Art Sale starting on 9th October 2018 at our salerooms in Exeter, Devon.

Lot Description

An English Georgian bronze and ormolu mantel clock in the form of Atlas the eight-day duration, timepiece single-fusee movement having an anchor escapement, with the pendulum bob affixed with a plaque depicting a female head, the round white enamel convex dial having black Roman numerals, with blued steel moon hands and a cast gilded bezel of floral decoration, all being held on the shoulders of a bronze depiction of the God Atlas, standing on a square bronze base with ormolu mounts to the sides and a further ormolu mount to the front depicting an eagle within a wreath, with acanthus-leaf mounts to the plinth, height 35cms.

Price Realised

£1,000

Department

Works of Art & Clocks

Fine Art Category

Bracket Clocks

Sale Information

FS40: Two Day Fine Art Sale
Tuesday, 9th October 2018
Wednesday, 10th October 2018

Okehampton Street, Exeter

This lot will be sold after 12:30pm on Wednesday, 10th October 2018 as part of the Works of Art and Clocks section of the sale.

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Okehampton Street, Exeter

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Important Notes

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