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a red vase with angels on it on a white backgrounda large vase with a statue on top of ita gold and red vase with two statues on ita gold and red vase with a clock on ita red and gold vase sitting on top of a table
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141 - bis - MILLET in PARIS. 1853–1918 An exceptional clock with a doubl…
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Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
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MILLET in PARIS. 1853–1918 An exceptional clock with a double rotating ring, crafted from Arabidia breccia and chiselled, gilded bronze, forming a lidded vase. The handle takes the form of a bursting pomegranate, whilst the neck is encircled by a torus adorned with acanthus leaves. The body, embellished with bundles of reeds, is flanked by a triton and a nereid, holding a trident. It rests on a square-based pedestal, adorned with a dolphin and surrounded by mouldings. The upper rotating ring features twelve white-enamelled discs indicating the minutes, in increments of five, in Arabic numerals. The lower ring, with a blue background, features thirteen white-enamelled discs, set within leaf-decorated cartouches, indicating the hours in Roman numerals. The movement is signed ‘MALINE Horloger à Paris’, stamped GML/375/4-8. The suspended balance wheel is signed ‘BROCOT PROPTE’. The clock is signed: MILLET À PARIS (on the moulding of the base). Paris. Date: third quarter of the 19th century. H. 71 – W. 59 – D. 30 cm Slight wear and oxidation to the gilding
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Auction time 08/15/2026 at 2:30 PM
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