Musical clock in ebonized wood with bronze finishes,... Lot 51

Musical clock in ebonized wood with bronze finishes, Hurt & Sons, Birmingham, second half of the 19th century 48x42x27 cm aedicula-shaped case with arched top finished with angular pinnacles in gilded bronze; front door delimited by fluted columns, satin-lined perforated brass grilles on the sides; bronze corner feet in the shape of a broken architectural frame. Gilded metal dial with silvered time band, engraved Roman numerals, perforated iron hands, bronze friezes, dials for excluding the ringtone and changing the music. Eight-day movement, lever escapement, lamellar suspension, hour chime on gong and quarter chime on ten bells