France, for Ovington, New York, an interesting early 20th century figural desk clock, stepped verde antico marble base on flat, gilt feet surmounted by gilt bronze figures of two bald, smiling Asian men in patinated, patterned robes and supporting the rectangular, verde antico case with flat, rectangular, gilt bezel with beveled glass, and signed, conforming roman numeral gilt dial with blued steel spade hands, round, 13 jewel timepiece movement with lever platform, the back plate signed "Ch. Hour France"

figures dirty, with gold paint and losses to gilding, base with tiny flake at left, feet very dirty and with losses to gilding, case with a few minor chips and losses, two mitered corners with filler, bezel with minor losses to gilding, dial trim with minor spotting, dial with minor losses to numeral 9, hands good, rear doors with tarnish and losses to gilding, rear frame lacking one screw, movement with minor spotting, complete, not running, balance staff broken, circa 1925

9 x 14.5 x 4.25 in