A fine French Neoclassical ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock, marked 'Ouafse à Paris', ca. 1800, H 40 cm - W 29 cm
A fine French Neoclassical ormolu and patinated bronze mantel clock, decorated with a lady on horseback, the plinth basso-relievo decorated with a cow and flanked by two women making and consuming dairy, the enamelled dial marked 'Ouafse à Paris', ca. 1800, H 40 cm - W 29 cm
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Condition:
- the horse decorated with pearl eyes
- the cover to the back of the mechanism missing
- a pendulum swing included
- the inside mechanism in our opinion original
- the functioning of the item wasn't checked but in an assay to wind the mechanism there was a slight resistance which in our opinion means that the spiral springs are in good condition.
- the item is in our opinion in a good condition