"Cartel Empire Sweden Late 19th Century Signed Rob Engström In Stockholm"
Large Swedish cartel in gilded wood in Victorian style signed on the Rob dial. Engstrom and located in Stockholm. Elegant neoclassical Empire style decor animated in the upper part of a ribboned and floral motif supported by a laurel wreath flanked by winged sphinxes resting on an architectural terrace forming a pediment decorated with a frieze with a rosette and centered by a shell surrounded by drapes and amounts in console. Beautiful gilding, note some lacks: tail on the left sphinx, key and balance). Dimensions: 63cm high X 52cm wide. ROB. ENGSTRÖM IS ONE OF THE OLDEST WATCHMAKERS IN NORTHERN EUROPE. THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1832 IN CENTRAL STOCKHOLM