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Lot 171
Sale 423 - Connoisseur and Collector: A Chicago Residence
Nov 17, 2015
6:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$8,000 -
12,000
Lot Description
A Napoleon III Gilt Bronze Clock Garniture
LEMERLE-CHARPENTIER & CIE, PARIS, 19TH CENTURY
comprising a mantel clock and a pair of six-light candelabra, the clock's movement striking on a bell, with a circular dial having Roman numeral hours and Arabic numeral minutes, the case surmounted by an urn with foliate handles and mounted with lion mask ring handles at the sides, raised on a rectangular base cast with acanthus scrolls joined by garlands, each candelabrum mounted with lion mask ring handles at the sides and raised on four acanthus scroll supports ending in a rectangular base.
Height of clock 25 1/2 inches.
