Fine Furniture, Decorative Arts and Silver

Clock in overall good condition. Porcelain to case and stand mostly intact. Scattered chipping to flowers as to be expected, no major losses to flowers or figures. Examination under UV light suggests the left foot of the putto representing winter has been restored. Both clock and stand with crossed swords mark in underglaze blue. L. Marti et Ce time and strike movement appears complete with pendulum and bell, but no key. Both springs are very tightly wound. Clock strikes on the hour and the half. Clock will run for a short time if you give the pendulum a push, then it stops.

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