ID 1177163
Lot 60 | A FRENCH ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 8 000
THE FIGURAL CRESTING AND DIAL EMPIRE, EARLY 19TH, THE CASE 19TH CENTURY
The circular enamel dial with Roman chapters and twin train movement contained within an angular tapering case surmounted by Zeus as an eagle and a draped female figure, the lower portion fitted with a thermometer, the case regilt, the thermometer panel of a later date, the dial signed 'Léchopie Jeune / à Paris'
28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) high, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) wide, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1984, lot 29.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Art style: | Empire |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Art style: | Empire |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings |
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