Sold for:
$1,968
$1,968
Gilt Bronze and Crystal Lyre Clock, France, c. 1890, the lyre with a sun god between two swans holding a floral swag above the engine turned dial surround and bezel over the 4-in. porcelain Roman numeral dial, ornate pierced gilt hands, floral embossed crystal base, all on a floral plinth raised on mushroom feet, eight-day time and strike movement with sun burst pendulum hung from the top behind the lyre "strings" which mysteriously moves with the ticking of the clock, ht. 20 in.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-04-25
