A French gilt-bronze and painted porcelain three-piece clock garniture, circa 1870
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September 8, 06:42 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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A French gilt-bronze and painted porcelain three-piece clock garniture, circa 1870
decorated with figures amongst flowering branches, the clock in the form of a pagoda, the arched 4½-inch dial striking a gong, with Roman numerals, flanked by columns entwined dragons and a lion mask, marked 'VD / 1758-23-2' and '1758-31' to the back of mechanism, together with a matching pair of vases similarly decorated, on claw feet, marked 'VD' to the underside
Clock: 49 by 31 by 18cm., 19¼ by 12¼ by 7⅛in.
Vases: each: 37 by 14cm., 14½ by 5½in.
The extraordinarily whimsical clock which forms a part of this garniture was bought as a wreck by Freddie. He had the piece lovingly restored for the Japanese Room at Garden Lodge and cleverly found the vases to match.
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