$12,300
Gilt Reims Cathedral-form Shelf Clock, France, c. 1835, the case of finely detailed cast and fire gilt bronze is of the west facade of the famous French cathedral, the dial of twelve porcelain Roman numeral chapters is in the rose window opening, blued steel sunburst hands, spring-powered, eight-day, time and strike movement marked Cailly Freres has a silk thread suspension and external count-wheel, the gong mounted in the inlaid wooden plinth is controlled by the movement, ht. 24 in. Note: This Gothic cathedral has been the site of the coronation of twenty-five French kings and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-11-01