437.    $200

Vincenti & Cie slate architectural mantel clock, ca. 1880.  A large and very heavy (43 lb) Belgian slate mantel clock, 13 inches high by 18 inches wide.  Three Corinthian columns on each side, trimmed in gold with a gold-trimmed ornament in the pediment.  The dial is gold-toned with painted black numerals and a center ornament on a black background, with brass hands.  The brass bezel holds a beveled flat glass.  The clock sits on brass feet.  The pendule de Paris movement has a Vincenti & Cie logo, 1855 and is marked ‘A1’ in a circle.  It is running and striking on a cathedral gong.  Old fabric over the fenestrations in the back door.  There are no significant chips or cracks to the case.  $200-$500.