Strauss & co - 18 November 2019, Cape Town

221 220 A large French ormolu- mounted boulle marquetry and ebonised bracket clock, circa 1850 the 22cm circular bronze dial with cobalt blue enamelled cartouche Roman hour numerals and engraved outer Arabic minute numerals, centred by a cartouche of the ‘sun king’ looking to dexter within a domed frame mounted below with a pair of female figures flanking a central enamelled cartouche inscribed Balthazar, Paris , the later twin barrel movement with anchor escapement, striking on a later bell, the backplate stamped 827 92 , sun dial pendulum, the stepped hood with flaming finials and acanthus-leaf masks to each corner surmounted by a pierced balustrade with further flame finials centred by a pheme with a laurel branch in her hair, the case with canted corners each applied with a female caratyd terminating on a horse, glazed door, raised on a shaped plinth base centred by a mask of a young boy, on toupe feet, the pheme lacking her trumpet and laurel branch, the later bell with rust, the movement in need of a service, 102,5cm high ; and associated bracket, the bracket modified with an on/ off switch, 37cm high, 44cmwide and 21,5cm deep (2) R  -   221 James Eddie SOUTH AFRICAN/BRITISH 1916-2002 Flowers in a Vase signed and dated 1946 oil on canvas 70,5 by 90cm excluding frame; 91 by 112 by 5,5cm including frame R  -   222 A Napoleon III boulle, tortoiseshell, ebonised and gilt-metal mounted pier cabinet the rectangular marble top above a stiff-leaf gilt-metal mounted frieze, a shaped glazed door below enclosing a shelf, the sides applied with pierced foliate decoration within a shaped cartouche, on a conforming plinth base centred by a leaf in high relief, restorations, some distress to the boulle, 114cm high, 83cmwide, 37cm deep R  -   *This item is not suitable for export 220 222 85