#110

French Ormolu Globe de Mariage with Rare Porcelain Clock
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$1,000
sold
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Description
20" (51 cm.) An ebony-painted black base with blown glass dome covers an elaborate arrangement with of ormolu accessories with wedding themes,including fernery leaves,marguerite flowers,beveled mirrors,and love birds,which support a maroon velvet cushion. Centered in the arrangement is a porcelain face clock. Overall excellent,one small flake at winding hole,clock works may need adjustment. French,circa 1875,the globe de mariage were arranged for a young couple to celebrate their wedding and marriage hopes; the porcelain clock is an added and seldom-found accessory.