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Early French Bronze Figural Silk String Clock
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Early French Bronze Figural Silk String Clock: the time and quarter hour striking movement, with 2 gongs, is marked what looks like PR. The 3 1/4″ porcelain dial has 3 key slots. The case has a kneeling woman on top, with a dog reaching up to her. A lobster is at the dog’s feet and a large swan is attached to it all. Below is a central acanthus tree, with classical style man and woman, with a horse on each side. The case is all bronze.
(A bit of chipping is around each key slot. One of the dog’s paws is missing.)
13 3/4″ x 10 1/4″
French Dore & Bronze Silk String Clock
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French Dore & Bronze Silk String Clock: the time and bell striking movement is numbered 349A. The silver dial is 3 1/2″ wide and never had a glass cover. The case is made of dore metal and bronze; it has a Shakespearean style figure on a rock mound.
(The clock is running, but will not strike. Its spring winds fine. No repair or restoration noticed.)
15 1/4″ x 12″
French Dore & Bronze Silk String Figural Clock
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French Dore & Bronze Silk String Figural Clock: the time with half hour bell striking movement is numbered 2875. The dial with fancy center is 4″ wide with a snake form as a bezel. The case is topped with a bearded man and sleeping woman; the man holds a Roman style helmet. The case front has sword, axe, spear and arrows in joined wreaths. The feet also have swords and axe designs.
(The pendulum may not be the proper one for this clock. The flat piece below the dial has a dented area that pushed the front edge up a bit.)
22″ tall and running at this time.
French Figural Dore & Bronze Silk String Clock
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French Dore & Bronze Silk String Clock: time and bell striking movement, unmarked. The silver dial with floral bezel is 3″ wide. The case has a lady and birds on it. The arrow quiver is held by string; the arrow she holds is broken.
(Both springs are wound tight. No pendulum or bell. A hole to the right of the birds on top, may have had another figure on it at some time.)
17 3/4″ x 11″
*** Please note, this item is F.O.B. Marshalltown, IA, you must make shipping arrangements.
French Dore Figural Clock w/Silk String
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French Dore Figural Clock w/Silk String: the time and half hour, 8 day movement is unmarked. The 4 1/2″ porcelain dial is marked Dumont A Paris? Part of the first name is missing. The lower front has an urn with swans and a griffin on both sides. The lady figure on top has a bird on one leg and is petting a dog’s head.
(The dial is fractured; the strike does not activate. The pendulum works, but is not the proper one.)
15 1/2″ x 12″ and running at this time
French Dore Figural Clock w/Silk String
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French Dore Figural Clock w/Silk String: the time and bell striking movement is unmarked. The dial with decorative center and bezel is 3 1/2″ wide. The case has a musical theme, including a flute player. The spring winds ok, but there is no pendulum.
(The strike activated when wound and struck continuously. A double horn is with the case, but not attached.)
18″ x 12 3/4″
French Figural Animated Silk String Clock
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French Animated Silk String Clock: made of bronze dore and bronze with an 8 day time, with half hour bell striking movement, unmarked. The 4″ silver dial has a wreath shaped bezel. The mechanized part is the two glass tubes, they would spin around, giving the affect of running water. The case is topped with a figure of Poseidon with his trident; other designs included cornucopia, cattails, swans and shells. Both springs wind properly. The strike also works. The swans are white metal.
(No pendulum or string; tested on the fast tick. The mechanical part is not connected, its geared wheels are with the clock. Some cleaning is needed.)
21″ x 7 3/4″