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Antique Clocks and Barometers
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Item No. 1139
French, Louis XVI style, gilt bronze and alabaster mantle clock
Delicately cast bronze, crowned with two seated cherubim, one holding grapes and the other a triangle; the clock's face surmounted by a Bacchic mask, flanked by ram's heads and ornamental, flowering trees; the whole mercury gilded and liberally adorned with acanthus leaves and resting upon an alabaster base and highly stylized, toupee feet.
First half of the 19th century.
13" wide by 14" high
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Item No. 1082
French, Restauration period mantle clock
Of large scale, in gilt and patinated bronze; Flora, a minor Roman goddess of spring, flowering crops, and sex sits atop the whole, her foot resting upon a seashell as she holds a cornucopia in one hand and an olive branch in the other; the base chased with a frieze of infant musicians.
Circa 1814-1822.
25½" high by 16½" wide
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Item No. 213
Normandy clock
French, 18th century, Louis XVI period, tall case clock from Normandy. In solid oak with brass and pewter works. Signed by "Mortier."
20" wide (at its widest point) by 98" high
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Item No. 303
Louis XVI period tall case clock
From Normandy in blond oak with brass and pewter face. Adorned with carved ribbons, bows, torcheres and urns characteristic of the Louis XVI period. 18th century.
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The remaining two items in our Antique Clocks and Barometers category have been sold. We leave select sold items in our gallery to show the kind of pieces we can locate. Please do not hesitate to inquire if you would like us to find something like any of these for you!
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