Lot 22
Lot 22
A FRENCH GREEN-AND-GILT-DECORATED TOLE AND GILT-BRASS CHINOISERIE SEDAN CLOCK

BY A. MARTENS ET CIE, CIRCA 1900, THE DECORATION POSSIBLY LATER

Price Realised GBP 500
Estimate
GBP 800 - GBP 1,200
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A FRENCH GREEN-AND-GILT-DECORATED TOLE AND GILT-BRASS CHINOISERIE SEDAN CLOCK

BY A. MARTENS ET CIE, CIRCA 1900, THE DECORATION POSSIBLY LATER

Price Realised GBP 500
Price Realised GBP 500
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The glazed white metal dial with Roman and Arabic chapters signed 'A. MARTENS & CIE CONSTRE - PARIS', within a circular moulded case decorated with foliage and Chinoisere figures and buildings, below a ball finial with handle, with paper trade label to the door
19 x 15 in. (48.5 x 38 cm.) overall
Literature
R. Muir, ‘Double Exposure: Lord Snowdon’s Kensington Villa’, World of Interiors, January 2009, p. 146, illustrated in the drawing room.
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