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A clock known as the ‘PENDULE RELIGIEUSE’, with a red tortoi…
See original version (French)
98
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A clock known as the ‘PENDULE RELIGIEUSE’, with a red tortoi…
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
A clock known as the ‘PENDULE RELIGIEUSE’, with a red tortoiseshell veneer and gilded bronze, featuring espagnolette-style decoration on the uprights, which are finished with scrolls; the upper section has a moulded cornice adorned with a cherub, surrounded by candlesticks.
Circular enamelled dial with Roman numerals on a repoussé brass background engraved with Arabic numerals around the edge; a nameplate reading ‘DUCOROY PARIS’ set within an openwork border of female busts. Movement plate signed (key and balance wheel)
Movement restored in the 19th century.
Regency period
62 x 33 x 13 cm
(signs of wear)
See original version (French)
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