$3,525
French Gilt Bronze and Patinated Figural Mantel Timepiece, Alibert, Paris, the dial set into case formed as shipping crate, topped by a figure of a seated blackamoor in leaf headdress and skirt, his foot resting on a keg, a decanter by his side, an anchor leaning nearby, the rectangular base wt with laurel leaves, on engine turned feet, ht. 9 1/2, wd. 6 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2003-10-04