ID 1176948
Lot 3 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 8 000 – 12 000
THE CASE STAMPED ST. GERMAIN, THE DIAL SIGNED JEAN-BAPTISTE BAILLON, CIRCA 1745, THE BASE LATER AND PROBABLY REPLACING A BRACKET
The white enameled dial with Roman chapters and Arabic minutes within a scrolled asymmetrical case flanked by flowering acanthus, the canted pedestal top surmounted by a baby Juno embracing a peacock among the clouds, a shepherd's trophy beneath the dial, scrolled feet atop a rocky scrolled bracket base, the movement signed 'J.B. Baillon À Paris / No. 4252'
21 in. (53.3 cm.) high, 13 in. (33 cm.) wide, 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) deep
Provenance
Property from the Estate of Edward A. Bragaline; Christie's, New York, 24 May 2000, lot 376.
| 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: | Furniture and Lamps, 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: | Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings |
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