172 A FINE AND IMPRESSIVE SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY FRENCH GILT BRONZE CLOCK SIGNED ‘SILVANI, B. A PARIS’, MOUNTED WITH A LARGE BERLIN PORCELAIN PANEL, PROBABLY KPM, CIRCA 1830 the ornate case modelled with scrolling acanthus and lotus leaves, enclosing the large Berlin (probably KPM) porcelain plaque depicting the Holy Family (the Seville Virgin) after Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo (Spanish, 1617-1682), the front feet modelled as griffins, the back feet plain, one stamped indistinctly ‘& Fils’, the dial with Roman numerals, signed near to VI, the twin train movement also signed ‘SILVANI B. A PARIS’, with outside countwheel striking on a bell, 72cm high
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The movement is winding, ticking and striking but not fully tested or guaranteed. The back foot of this clock is indistinctly stamped ‘...IER FILS’ which may refer to the French Empire maker Baclier & Fils. Although unmarked the exceptional quality and size of the porcelain panel indicate a prestigious maker such as KPM. £10,000-£15,000
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