An Austrian silver and ebonised wood "Reliquary" clock, Ludwig Politzer, Vienna, late 19th century

in Renaissance style, silver-mounted ebonised wood base with single drawer and raised on four serpentine sphynx feet, translucent blue enamel dial, all surmounted by an arch enclosing a skeleton, finial in the form of a globe supporting a Christ figure flanked by seated putti

several of the silver mounts with breaks and with screws missings, openwork borders with minor losses at corners, Christ figure lacking staff, putti lacking cross, skeleton with repair to one arm, some chips and cracks to wood base, drawer restricted by feet mounts
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