ID 820163
Lot 521 | A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
CIRCA 1785, THE DIAL SIGNED DISTAVE A PARIS, THE PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUP WITH INCISED CROSSED TORCHES MARK AND K
In the form of a Chinese pagoda, the upper part enclosing a white-enameled dial inscribed Distave à Paris surmounted by a Chinoiserie figure holding an umbrella, the lower part with a Locre figural group of a Chinese gardener and her companion standing before a tree
25 1/2 in. (65 cm.) high, 11 3/4 in. (30 cm.) wide, 8 3/4 in. (22.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Mallett, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1987.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu, Pottery |
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| Medium: | Marble, Ceramic, Gold, Porcelain, Stone |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu, Pottery |
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| Medium: | Marble, Ceramic, Gold, Porcelain, Stone |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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