"Earl of Bordeaux" Gilt Shelf Clock, France, c. 1840, heavily ornate case with two doves atop the central pillar with 3 1/2-in. dia. roman numeral dial, lower frieze depicting a maiden with several chickens feeding, the Duchesse de Berry is shown with the Duke of Bordeaux in her arms, a sibling kneeling in prayer before her with a cradle in background, lower frieze showing a scholar teaching the newborn child in several educational pursuits, all resting on four cast brass swans feeding cygnets, eight-day time and count wheel strike mechanism with silk thread suspension, ht. 18 in.
"Earl of Bordeaux" Gilt Shelf Clock, France, c. 1840, heavily ornate case with two doves atop the central pillar with 3 1/2-in. dia. roman numeral dial, lower frieze depicting a maiden with several chickens feeding, the Duchesse de Berry is shown with the Duke of Bordeaux in her arms, a sibling kneeling in prayer before her with a cradle in background, lower frieze showing a scholar teaching the newborn child in several educational pursuits, all resting on four cast brass swans feeding cygnets, eight-day time and count wheel strike mechanism with silk thread suspension, ht. 18 in.
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