(lot of 3) French Louis XVI style bronze dore and Carrara marble mantel garniture set, 19th c., including: (1) mantel clock, Bacchanalian cherub pouring an ewer of wine surmounted the shaped case, white dial with Arabic minute markers and Roman numeral hour markers, time-and-strike movement marked Vincenti and Cie., Vauvrey Freres, Paris, retailer's mark, rising on openwork base with grape leaves, wine ewer detached but present, lacking pendulum, not currently operational, approx 18.5"h, 20"w, 7"d; (2) matching four-light candelabra garnitures, modeled as urns faced with ram's masks and floral swags, approx 19"h, 5"w, 6"d; 60lbs total
CR 1.12.26-As mentioned in the catalog description, the clock is not currently operational, it is lacking a pendulum, the bell and striker are present and resound nicely when manually struck, while the clock winds with ease, it appears to give out after a set number of key rotations, indicating that there may be a broken spring, the movement does not currently appear to respond to winding, as with all of our antique clocks, this piece would likely benefit from a professional adjustment and a thorough cleaning of the movement
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