A gilt-bronze mounted and Meissen (Marcolini) mantel clock, circa 1775, with later French movement and English dial

A gilt-bronze mounted and Meissen (Marcolini) mantel clock, circa 1775, with later French movement and English dial

the rectangular case molded with oval cartouches painted with figures en grisaille, between column model in sections painted to simulate porphyry, lion mask and ring handles, the dial signed W. Mahr, London W, with blue crossed swords mark 

height 14¾in.; width 6½in.; depth 6½in.; 37,5 cm; 16,5 cm; 16,5 cm.

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Pendule de cheminée, vers 1775, avec un mouvement postérieur français, et un cadran anglais

en porcelaine de Meissen (Marcolini) et monture en bronze doré, le cadran signé W. Mahr, London W, le dessous marqué de deux sabres croisés et du chiffre romain II en bleu

height 14¾in.; width 6½in.; depth 6½in.; 37,5 cm; 16,5 cm; 16,5 cm.