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136. 136W A late 18th century Louis XVI ormolu mantel clock
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136. 136W A late 18th century Louis XVI ormolu mantel clock
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
136. 136W A late 18th century Louis XVI ormolu mantel clock
Le Paute, Paris Ho.ger du Roi
The case Emblematic of the Victory of Science, with large swagged motif beneath the circular enamelled dial and surmounted by putti at play, on an ebonised later (associated) base, the 6 inch white enamel dial with black Roman numerals and large Arabic five minute markers signed in the centre Le Paute, Hger du Roi, with pierced and decorated hands, the movement with silk suspension pendulum striking the hours on a numbered and decorated star count wheel, the backplate signed by the maker, currently ticking and striking. 36cm high, 36.5cm wide, 12cm deep (without base)
Provenance
Jordi Vergés, Barcelona, 12 November 2014.
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