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A French Belge noir mantel clock garniture<br />

Unsigned, late 19th century<br />

The eight-day bell striking movement with visible Brocot<br />

escapement to the recessed centre of the two-piece white<br />

enamel Roman numeral dial, the drum-head case with<br />

mottled red marble dial surround and rosette fronted open<br />

side scroll supports, on a rectangular base with<br />

conforming coloured marble moulding above bosscentred<br />

panel fronted apron and turned feet, 35cm high,<br />

with a pair of matching tazza side pieces each with<br />

alternating bands or red and black marble to upright and<br />

pedestal stand, each 25cm high.<br />

£200-300<br />

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A French Belge noir marble mantel clock<br />

Roblin & Fils Freres, Paris, mid 19th century<br />

The eight-day two train bell-striking movement with offset<br />

Brocot escapement and stamped ROBLIN, FILS FRERES,<br />

A PARIS, 21528 to backplate, the gilt brass Roman<br />

numeral dial with foliate engraved centre in a rectangular<br />

plinth-form case with ogee moulded angles and on<br />

conforming moulded plinth base, 21.5cm high.<br />

£100-150<br />

68<br />

A French lacquered and silvered brass mantel clock<br />

in the Hispano-Moresque style<br />

Maple and Company, Paris, late 19th century<br />

The eight-day gong-striking movement stamped MAPLE &<br />

Co. Ltd. PARIS to backplate, the white enamel Arabic<br />

numeral dial with repeat signature and gilt centre set within a<br />

gilt mask applied with a silvered Islamic arch finely cast with<br />

foliate tracery infill and Islamic script to apron, the case with<br />

onion shaped dome and spire finials above bevel-glazed front<br />

door flanked by filigree overlaid corner columns and arch<br />

overlaid panel sides, on a stepped base with integral bracket<br />

feet, 36cm high.<br />

£300-500<br />

01635 553553<br />

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