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192 Gilt-bronze clock mounted with Chinese Mounts: France; mid-18th century
figures H (overall) 24.6 cm; W (overall) 21.0 cm; D (overall) 10.5 cm

RCIN 30429
Chinese and French porcelain and gilt-bronze mounts The original clock movement (now missing) is mounted in a cup
Figure: south China, probably Fujian province; Kangxi period of Chantilly porcelain painted in enamels in the ‘Kakiemon style’,
(1662–1722) fitted with a concave glass face within a gilt-bronze ring cast
Deer: Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province; early 18th century with leaves, formed as a door hinged on the left. It is raised on
Cup: France; mid-18th century a branching stem surrounded by four French porcelain flowers,

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