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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED SÈVRES HARD-PASTE PORCELAIN CLOCK CIRCA 1780, THE MOVEMENT CI...

AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED SÈVRES HARD-PASTE PORCELAIN CLOCK CIRCA 1780, THE MOVEMENT CIRCA 1830-50 in the form of a classical portico, the glazed tessellated floor painted in grey and white, an ormolu putto in pilgrim's dress standing before the double doors, the biscuit Doric columns entwined with laurel, their bases painted en grisaille with trophies, the sides with burning braziers, the portico surmounted by an acanthus-cast ormolu drum containing a later bell striking movement, the enamel dial signe





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