A GILT AND SILVERED-BRASS MANTEL CLOCK FOR THE TURKISH MARKET, LAFONTAINE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

A GILT AND SILVERED-BRASS MANTEL CLOCK FOR THE TURKISH MARKET, LAFONTAINE, PARIS, CIRCA 1880

the silvered arched dial with Turkish numerals, signed Lafontaine, 18 Palais-Royal, Paris, the carriage clock movement with lever platform escapement and striking on a gong, No.1369, the ornate case with crescent finial and dome top above spiral pilasters, ogee panels and stepped feet, the whole cast and engraved with animals, figures and birds amidst sinuous scrolls

29cm. 11½in. high