JANUARY 2020 JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 21 January 2020 - 10:00 AM start
An early 19thC French ormolu mantel clock
Estimate: $6,500
Lot Details
the clock with engraved decoration and applied flowers and bows, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals, clock surmounted by a gilded copy of James Pradier's sculpture of Sappho with lyre and poetry scroll at her feet. (Sappho was a Greek poet from the island of Lesbos known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by a lyre). 430 x 160 x 450mm.
