A rare French enamelled steel tower-clock dial
Normandy, early 20th Century
the circular face with each integer, in a stylish font, applied to a coved plate set into a wrought frame,
£3,450
Tower clock dials of this size are rare – and the font used, presented in enamel is particularly stylish. The centre, with a fixing point for hands, spindle and mechanism, would probably have been glazed in milk glass and back lit.
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