#63

Toy Miniature Clock with Striking Gnome
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$300
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4 1/2" (11 cm.) Tinplate clock with silver finish over richly-embossed designs featuring side columns and cherubic face has faux-paper clock face,swinging pendulum,and keywind at back. A gnome with hammer is perched atop,and at each hour he strikes the gong. Included is a fruitwood table with slate top. Very good condition,movement is sporadic. Circa 1890. Provenance: Legoland Museum of Antique Toys.