A FRENCH BRASS AND PORCELAIN MANTEL CLOCK LATE 19TH CENTURY the brass eight day drum movement stamped '8120' and 'LP' and striking on a gong, the porcelain dial painted with black Roman hours on a white chapter ring above a scene of a man being served in a tavern, the side panels painted with further tavern scenes, the brass case with a presentation inscription, with a pendulum 32.8cm high, 19.5cm wide, 16.2cm deep

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