AN AUSTRIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL CLOCK, HERMANN RATZERSDORFER, VIENNA, CIRCA 1880 |

in the form of a lyre on oval spreading foot, painted with classical and mythological scenes, centered by a clockface enameled to match, topped by fully-modeled silver-gilt classical figures including a putto and warrior

repair where foot meet lyre-form top, repair and enamel loss where finial figure affixed to top, a few small chips to enamel mostly along edges, gilding mostly rubbed, otherwise good condition
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