"Cercle Tournant"
Cercle Tournant, France, 1850. Signed: Millet of Paris. Dimensions: Height: 50 cm, Width: 36 cm, Depth: 16 cm. 8-day movement with pendulum. Smoke signature at the hours and half-hours, and a small silver bell. Two rings with enamel cartouches, one for the hours and the other for the minutes. 24 indicators in total. A hand on the globe indicates the time. The figures represent a woman and a child. Rich bronze ornaments decorate this mantel clock, which rests on a red marble base. A high-quality mantel clock, very richly decorated and adorned with magnificent gilding.