Stock in the Ormolu Category
314/12: A compact and very pretty French Ormolu Mantle Clock in full working order and original condition. The ormolu case is finely and crisply cast with its bright original gilding, whilst the silk suspension eight-day movement strikes hours and half-hours on a bell via its outside countwheel. The white enamel dial is perfect and is signed: 'Raingo et Cie PARIS' and the early blued steel trefoil hands are also original. Just 10ins (25.5cms) high. Full working order and guaranteed for at least two years. c.1835
243/11: A very fine quality mid-19th century French Ormolu Mantle Clock in superb condition and in full working order. The case is crisply cast with scrolls; shells and a pair of dolphins to either side whilst to the centre is a pretty cartouche-shaped porcelain porcelain panels handpainted with flowers. The eight-day movement strikes hours and half-hours on a bell via the outside countwheel and is signed on the backplate: J.G. Fearn, PARIS. Guaranteed for at least two years. c.1835