A FRENCH TORTOISESHELL, BRASS, AND GILT BRONZE STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK. Retailed by Camard, France, Late 19th Century. 49-1/2...

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A FRENCH TORTOISESHELL, BRASS, AND GILT BRONZE STRIKING BRACKET CLOCK
Retailed by Camard, France, Late 19th Century
49-1/2 inches (125.7 cm) high

The case with brass-inlaid tortoiseshell decoration and glazed side panels, the white enameled dial with Roman chapters and metal hands, signed Ducoroy a Paris on an enamel plaque below, the glazed door adorned with a gilt plaque depicting the goddess Amphitrite driving a chariot of seahorses, a mask of Poseidon and two dolphins below, raised on hairy paw feet, the case surmounted by a cherub holding a wine goblet and jug, together with a separate bracket of similar decoration

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