451.     $125

Unsigned brass table clock, ca. 1880.  No signature that I can find on this 14-inch brass clock. There are white cartouche porcelain numbers set in the brass dial, no glass or bezel.  The base is fenestrated such that you can see the pendulum moving; there are lion’s (?) heads on both sides with protruding tongues.  And the requisite urn on top. The unsigned time-and-strike movement has an unusual bell mount to the back plate with a coiled spring holding it in place; the bell is damascened.  It is running and striking, but just once on the hour and half-hour.  The back door holds a Plexiglas window; I have no choice but to throw a penalty flag on that.  The brass finish is a bit worn and tarnished, particularly in comparison with #450.  Traditional French key included.  $150-$250.