STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics

STYLE: Furniture, Silver, Ceramics

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 879. AN ASSEMBLED THREE PIECE SILVER, ENAMEL, HARDSTONE, PEARL, AND GEM-SET BARNYARD CLOCK GARNITURE, PROBABLY HANAU, LATE 19TH CENTURY.

AN ASSEMBLED THREE PIECE SILVER, ENAMEL, HARDSTONE, PEARL, AND GEM-SET BARNYARD CLOCK GARNITURE, PROBABLY HANAU, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Auction Closed

October 25, 08:20 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 10,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

AN ASSEMBLED THREE PIECE SILVER, ENAMEL, HARDSTONE, PEARL, AND GEM-SET BARNYARD CLOCK GARNITURE, PROBABLY HANAU, LATE 19TH CENTURY


comprising a central tower clock on an enameled base and mounted with chickens set with rubies, sapphires, and seed pearls and enameled climbing ivy with pearls, the clock face with green beryl surround; a chicken coop with similar gem-set chickens on an enameled and lapis lazuli base; and a group of swimming ducks and ducklings on a lapis base with enameled lilypad and cattail border

marked on bases with crowned fleur-de-lis, compare with the marks of Wolf & Knell and GR Unter Krone

height 6⅛ in.

15.5 cm