ID 1225551
Lot 15 | A LATE LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
THE MOVEMENT BY MOISY, CIRCA 1770
The case surmounted by a globe above a fluted column, flanked by two seated putti and pinecone finials, the central case with laurel swags, on a breakfront base, the white enamel dial with Arabic hours and minutes and inscribed 'MOISY / A PARIS', the twin-barrel movement with tic-tac escapement, later regulation and countwheel strike to bell, the circular plates joined by four pillars, signed 'Moisy A Paris' and 'no. 717'
17 ¼ in. (44 cm.) high; 22 ¾ in. (58 cm.) wide; 7 in. (18 cm.) deep
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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