FRENCH EGYPTIAN-STYLE MARBLE AND BRONZE CLOCK GARNITURE,circa 1880. The tomb shaped clock surmounted by a bronze sphinx, inlaid with specimen marble and incised with heiroglyphs. Flanked by two similarly decorated obelisks - 20 in. tall, the obelisks. Estimate $1,000-1,500
Clock has not been tested to keep time, chiming mechanism works.
Clock and obelisks are in overall good condition - tiny chips to edges throughout, back of clock case with four cracks radiating from works cover.
Dial face is marked Hamann & Koch, New York. Works are marked Medaille de bronze, L. Marti et Cie. The case and pendulum are both stamped 598. There is no key.
The bronze sphinx is signed C Kauba. Its patina is consistent and with very little wear and is without scratches.
