AN ART NOUVEAU GILT METAL AND ROUGE GRIOTTE FIGURAL MARBLE CLOCK, PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA, A.D. MOUGIN, CLOCKWORKS, "Sauvetage," PARIS, 1880-1900, a neoclassical myth personified as the semi-nude figure of Perseus upholds a wineskin; his arete contrapposto ascends and he holds a whaling harpoon, which his companion Andromeda clings to, she turns fearfully to check that the monster has just been vanquished, now rescued by her soon to be husband, splashing waves crash upon rocks beneath their feet, a beveled glazed window opens to reveal a blossom garland painted dial with dual key barrels, Arabic numeral hour and quarter-hour marks, the clockworks marked with a pastille, "A.D. Mougin, Deux Médailles," with numbers 4912, 09, and 6-4, raised on a circular rouge marble base with applied title plate, verso a pastille "Fabrication Francaise, Made in France, Paris." Height: 36" Diameter: 15" Provenance: Lifelong Collection of Clocks and Antiques, Navasota, Texas.

Some mild expected wear, rubbing to enamel on dial, patina, some dust debris, but overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS." NO REFUNDS will be issued based on condition.