A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
12.02.2026 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1538832
Lot 279 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
8000USD $ 8 000 – 12 000
BY JEAN-BAPTISTE-ALBERT BAILLON, CIRCA 1750
Cartouche-shaped, the circular white enameled dial with Roman numeral hours and Arabic chapters, surmounted by a putto seated under a palm and flanked by scrolls, oak and berried leaves issuing from rockwork at the base, the dial signed 'JN. BAPTISTE BAILLON', the movement signed 'J.Bte.Baillon A Paris / No 3717' and etched 'MAGO', the bezel surrounding the glazing etched 'Normant'
29 ½ in. (75 cm.) high
Provenance
With Kraemer & Cie., Paris.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Aitken (1900-1984) and Russell Barnett Aitken (1910-2002) from the above, May 1968.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
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CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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