French gilt ormolu mantel clock, by Villemsens, Paris, circa...

Hammer

£170

French gilt ormolu mantel clock, by Villemsens, Paris, circa 1875, in Empire Revival style, surmounted with musicians over a silvered dial, the silk suspension movement signed and striking on a bell, on a plinth base adorned with winged cherubs and musical trompe l'oeil, all raised on acanthus scroll bracket feet (with key and pendulum), height 44cm, width 30cm
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