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Historism tower clock with «fêtes galantes»
Franz Dörfl, Vienna circa 1900. Porcelain with a cobalt blue background, painted in polychrome colours and with gold décor in relief, as well as brass. Cubic base resting on four feet, surmounted by a rectangular clock case surrounded by four columns and crowned by a dome. In ornamentally framed reserve fields twelve paintings with gallant shepherd idylls in the style of Watteau and bucolic scenes of antique character. Two fields each signed lower right «J. Scholl». Blue coat of arms mark. Enamel dial with Arabic minute scale, cathedral hands. 24-hour movement with key winding.
H 42,5, W 16, D 16 cm. Two keys.

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