![C.1840, French, Fanciful mantel clock on a gilt wood base [no dome], the embossed brass case accented with porcelain flowers [some missing]. — Antique Clocks Price Guide](/images/robertoschmitt11/072.jpg)
Description
Condition: the silk suspension, bell-strike movement has not been serviced in some time, but is still ticking and striking. The porcelain dial with blue Roman numerals has horizontal cracks across the face from 9 to 1, and a large chip at the right winding hole. The original red velour below the case is faded and edge bare, but still in one piece. Height 19 inches
Record courtesy of R. O. Schmitt Fine Arts