A FINE 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK REPUTEDLY OWNED BY EMPRESS EUGENIE, WIFE OF NAPOLEON III
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A FINE 19TH CENTURY PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK REPUTEDLY OWNED BY EMPRESS EUGENIE, WIFE OF NAPOLEON III
the gilt bronze and Sevres style porcelain mounted mantel clock surmounted by a jewelled turquoise porcelain urn with ormolu handles, the clock case with a painted porcelain panel depicting two children at play, on a rectangular base over a giltwood plinth, the porcelain dial with Roman numerals and centred by a painting of Cupid, the twin train movement numbered 2008, the pendulum also numbered 2008, striking the hours and half hours on a bell,
52cm high
Together with the a service invoice from Thwaites and Reed Clockmakers Limited where it is referred to a 'Princess Eugenie' clock, circa 2017. The clock is ticking and striking and comes with winder, but not fully tested or guaranteed.
Provenance: Reputedly purchased at the Estate sale of Empress Eugenie following her death and passed through the family.
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