427.    $250

A.D. Mougin brass cartel, ca. 1870.  A 34-inch French rococo-style brass cartel clock from the late 1800’s.  Two royal French lions on either side and a gentleman in the center top portal in a cape and armor holding a spear, no doubt in defense of the king.  The brass has been polished and is clean and bright.  There is a fancy porcelain dial and hands, with a center brass ornament.  There is a bit of repair to the porcelain at the rate adjusting shaft at the top of the dial.  The glass in the bezel is convex.  The movement is signed, running and striking on the hours and half-hours, but is badly out of plumb.  Horton’s sold this clock to the consignor in 2005 for $980.  Weight = 28 lb.  $250-$500.