Strauss & co - 26 September 2011, Cape Town

54 86 A French gilt patinated bronze and white marble mantel clock, 19th century 13cm enamel dial signed Chedel á Paris , with arabic and roman numerals and pierced hands, bell-striking anchor movement signed D’argent Martini & Cie, the case surmounted by a two-coloured bronze figure emblematic of Astronomy, her left arm resting on a celestial globe, holding a compass in her right hand, the stepped oval-shaped base with fluted corners and applied with beaded, ovolo, leaf and berry borders, raised on compressed lobed bun feet, some restoration and chips to the marble, 62cm high, 80cmwide R25 000 – 35 000 detail