A LOUIS XV ORMOLU BRACKET CLOCK

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$ 30 000
Auction dateClassic
17.04.2024 14:00UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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USA, New York
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ID 1177088
Lot 48 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU BRACKET CLOCK
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU BRACKET CLOCK

THE CASE BY JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN, AFTER A MODEL BY CHARLES CRESSENT, CIRCA 1750, THE MOVEMENT 18TH CENTURY AND ASSOCIATED

The glazed circular enamel face with Roman and Arabic radial numerals, signed 'Viger À Paris, no. 627', the movement with pillars pierced through the backplate with outside counterwheel, silk suspension and script signature 'Viger à Paris no. 627', the waisted case with cherub cresting holding a scythe amidst clouds, decorated with flowerheads and rockwork, on scrolled feet, the case stamped 'ST. GERMAIN', now lacking bracket

34 ¾ in. (88.5 cm.) high, 16 in. (41 cm.) wide, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) deep





Provenance

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 20 June 1985, lot 35.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 3 July 1986, lot 71.
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