ID 437135
Lot 6 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
THE CASE POSSIBLY BY JEAN-JOSEPH DE SAINT-GERMAIN, MID-18TH CENTURY, THE DIAL SIGNED MARTINOT A PARIS
The circular enamel-set dial with Arabic and Roman numerals around a plate cast with foliate strapwork, the centre signed 'MARTINOT A PARIS', within an asymmetrical rocaille case cast with C-scrolls and framed by flowering foliate branches, surmounted by a dragon and a Chinoiserie figure holding a terrestrial globe, the tapering base with a hoho bird holding a rock in its claw, the 19th century twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell; regilt
42 in. (107 cm.) high; 21 in. (54 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15.2 cm.) deep
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