ID 1027814
Lot 437 | A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND EBONIZED MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
CIRCA 1770, THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN-BAPTISTE BAILLON
Modeled as the figure of 'Cleopatra Reading', seated on a tree trunk above a cornucopia and resting on the barrel movement, the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters and signed 'J.B. BAILLON HORLOGER DE MME LA DAUPHINE', on a rectangular base with reentrant corners, the sides with rosette clasps, all atop an ebonized breakfront plinth with a central frieze mount flanked by lozenges on toupie feet; the movement signed 'J. B. BAILLON PARIS NO. 4305' and adapted in the 19th century
14 in. (36 cm.) high, 13 in. (33 cm.) wide, 5 in. (13 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Artist: | Jean-Baptiste Baillon III (1715 - 1772) |
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| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings, Mantel clocks |
| Artist: | Jean-Baptiste Baillon III (1715 - 1772) |
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| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings, Mantel clocks |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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