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Patinated Bronze Figural Shakespeare Mantel Clock On Wood Base

Price realized
$221
Pre-sale estimate
$200 – $400
Hammer price
$175
Category
Table, Mantle Clocks
Sold
October 12, 2025
Sale
DAY 3- FINE FALL OCTOBER 2025 ANTIQUES & ESTATES AUCTION

Lot description

Patinated and gilt bronze mantel clock, late 19th c., having torch and scroll crest with pierced foliate motifs, beside seated male figure in Elizabethan-style dress, possibly the playwright William Shakespeare, central white dial with Roman numeral hour markers, time-and-strike movement marked Japy Freres, retailer mark Nillor Paris, rising on stepped wood plinth, accompanied by pendulum, not currently operational, lacking back access door, approx 13"h, 16.25"w, 8.5"d, 14.75lbs

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.