Mantle Clock By Dautel, Rue de Thionville à Paris Amboyna These dining room chairs hold

These dining room chairs hold significant collecting value due to their rarity

they feature not only the decorative reeded frames favoured in early 19th century British furniture

Meticulous craftsmanship is evident in the hand-painted lacquer—each lamp features brilliantly coloured floral motifs and gleaming gilt highlights

often placed at temple entrances

Mantle Clock By Dautel, Rue de Thionville à Paris Amboyna These dining room chairs holdA fine early 19th century fire gilt French mantle clock circa 1810, with a reclined figure of learning reading a book above a white enamel dial, signed Dautel, Rue de Thionville Paris. Fine enamel dial with Roman numerals and Arabic quarter markers, framed by fluted columns and frieze. The whole raised on a stepped base with green Verde Antico marble and bun feet. 8 day duration movement with anchor recoil escapement and silk suspended pendulum, count