ID 1027730
Lot 433 | A LATE LOUIS XVI ORMOLU, PATINATED-BRONZE AND WHITE MARBLE MANTEL CLOCK ('PENDULE A L'ÉTUDE ET LA PHILOSOPHIE')
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 10 000
LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE MOVEMENT BY NOËL BOURRET, AFTER A DESIGN BY FRANCOIS REMOND
In the Louis XVI style, the drum dial surmounted by an eagle and supported on a plinth cast in relief with putti and a classically-draped couple, flanked by figures of 'L'Étude' and 'La Philosophie', on a marble base centered by a mask flanked by putti and foliate scrolls, inset to each end with mille-raie panels and Apollo masks, on six toupie feet, the white enamel dial signed 'BOURRET A PARIS'
19 ¼ in. (49 cm.) high, 27 ¼ in. (69 cm.) wide, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps |
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