An Extraordinary Late 19thC Spelter Gothic Mantle Clock in the Form of a Winged Devil c.1880 sub-Curios 27th November 1922

27th November 1922

Whilst the fleur-de-lis has appeared on countless European coats of arms and flags over the centuries it is red on the coat of arms of Florence and this ties in with the Italian style of some of the other motifs

The oil is used internally as a laxative

when the dancing flames beautifully illuminate the stained glass

The good near pair of artisan made late nineteenth century hollow composition stone carved garden stools naturalistically modelled as faux bois (false wood) tree trunks

An Extraordinary Late 19thC Spelter Gothic Mantle Clock in the Form of a Winged Devil c.1880 sub-Curios 27th November 1922Origin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 95 Height: 18. 5 inches Depth: 8 inches Width: 14. 5 (all at extremities) The two train rare mantle clock crafted in spelter with polychrome painted highlights, formed as the Devil in leather attire with large wings, playing the clock as a bass drum with a cymbal in his other hand, the clock movement, mounted on a simulated wooden framework of naturalistic faux bois with a