Horloge de table en lapis, vermeil, pierres précieuses et émail, Autriche-Hongrie, vers 1880

reposant sur une terrasse rectangulaire à pans coupés en lapis montée en vermeil, la console sur quatre pieds en double volute, le bord du plateau émaillé, le plateau en lapis orné de deux vases en verre rouge, la pendule en forme de tonneau, sommée de Jupiter menant un char tiré par des gryphons, une femme de chaque côté, le cadran à chiffres romains émaillés de violet, serti de saphirs, rubis, émeraudes et perles, apparemment non poinçonnée

poids total 1.116 g overall good impression but Jupiter is detached from his charriot, some props bent such as the lighting and arrow, minor losses to enamel.
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