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An Empire Gilt Metal Mounted Walnut Mantel Clock
Estimate: $700-$900
Sold
$600
Live Auction
An Atlanta Overture: The Personal Collection of Carol Ann Blumenthal Klotz
Description
An Empire Gilt Metal Mounted Walnut Mantel Clock
Probably Austrian, Early 19th Century
The hand-painted enamel dial with Arabic numerals centering a gilt-metal roundel with Cupid forging his arrows, the walnut and part-ebonized frame mounted with gilt metal grapevine and mirrored back
Height 14 3/4, width 9, depth 4 1/2 inches.
Property from the Personal Collection of Carol Ann Blumenthal Klotz, Atlanta, Georgia
Condition
There are some repairs and small consolidations to the wood surfaces, particularly the barrel housing the works. The gilt metal surfaces are slightly worn and have a few minor areas of verdi gris. The central tree-form decoration is loose and in delicate condition. There are some replacements to the feet and pale wood components of the columnar supports. The mirror glass possibly is original. The clock has not been tested for functionality.