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TABLE CLOCK, LOVE AND WAR, LOUIS XVI PERIOD
oval, in chased …
See original version (French)
186
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TABLE CLOCK, LOVE AND WAR, LOUIS XVI PERIOD
oval, in chased …
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,500 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
TABLE CLOCK, LOVE AND WAR, LOUIS XVI PERIOD
oval, in chased and gilded bronze, the circular dial with Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic numerals for the minutes is set in a milestone flanked by Mars and Cupid as children. Ringing on demand and striking movement for the hours, half hours and quarters with three hammers on two gongs. It is surmounted by an allegory of war with a falling laurel garland. Associated base in black stained carved wood with friezes of circles and foliage.
(Restorations, recut back door, modified escapement)
A LOUIS XVI PERIOD TABLE CLOCK, "LOVE AND WAR," LATE 18TH CENTURY
37,50 x 32 x 15,50 CM - 14,8 x 12,6 x 6,1 IN.
See original version (French)
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