French Skeleton Mantel Clock Under Glass Dome

the Y shaped brass movement plates engraved with flowers and scrolls, white circular enamel dial with Roman numerals, stamped ‘Ms Honorables Exp Paris. Londres’

Measurements:

height 25 cm (incl. dome)

Provenance:

Private Collection, Sydney

Labels:

This miniature French skeleton clock was originally designed in 1850 and was first exhibited at the 1851 Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, London. The clock also was exhibited at the Paris Exhibition in 1855

• EStimate $300 - $500