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Click here to subscribeA Chinese or Burmese bronze 'Dragon' cong, approximately 52cm diameter, with later suspension chain Provenance: Lieutenant-Commander Ninian Scott-Elliot, 1911-1998 and by descent. After an education at Eton, Scott-Elliot joined the Royal Navy and was soon serving on gunboats patrolling the Upper Yangtze River.
BUYERS ARE ADVISED THAT A SERVICE IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL CLOCKS PURCHASED the 13cm bronze dial with a black chapter ring, Roman hour numerals within a beaded surround, striking the half and full hour on a spiral gong, the backplate and pendulum stamped '1711', the stepped hood above column supports, on a stepped plinth base, bass foliate inlay throughout; and A Pair of Conforming Urns, en suite the clock 37cm high (3)
A LOUIS XVI BRONZE ORMOLU AND MARBLE CASED MANTLE CLOCK by Laurent Ridel, the case surmounted by a cherub playing cymbals above the drum movement on a Roman alter, flanked by young fauns playing horns to either side, with further Bacchanalian symbols at their feet, the marble plinth with rounded ends applied with classical mounts including Hermes masks and on engine turned tapering feet, the enamel dial with floral swags, date indicator and signed 'Ridel á Paris', the movement with count wheel striking the hours and half hours on a bell and with back plate also signed by the maker, 66cm wide x 56cm high
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