A FRENCH ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK

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17.04.2024 14:00UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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ID 1177163
Lot 60 | A FRENCH ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
A FRENCH ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK

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





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Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 4 May 1984, lot 29.
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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