£1,000
FRENCH ROYAL INTEREST - ex-property of Empress Eugenie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III, exceptionally fine 19th century gilt-bronze cased mantel clock, with inset hand painted and gilded Sevres porcelain panels, surmounted by a porcelain and gilt-bronze 2-handled urn, 8-day movement striking on a bell, on giltwood plinth, overall height 52cm
Very good bright condition with very minor gilt tarnishing, porcelain panels and mounts all perfect, Thwaites & Reed service documents dated 2017, provenance: local private vendor, purchased at the Estate sale of Empress Eugenie following her death
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