A LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK - photo 1
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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK

Lot 289
12.02.2026 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1538828
Lot 289 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
THE CASE CIRCA 1750, THE MOVEMENT AND DIAL CIRCA 1820-1830
The drum-shaped case flanked by a reclining figure of a lady in Chinese costume on a scrolling foliate and rockwork base, a palm curving over the whole, the later white enameled dial inscribed 'MUSSON A PARIS'
12 ½ in. (32 cm.) high, 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) wide




Provenance

Marquesa Margaret Rockefeller de Larrain (1897-1985), New York; Sotheby's, New York, 15 November 1980, lot 77.
Property of a Private Collector, New Jersey; Sotheby’s, New York, 27 October 2001, lot 171.
Property from the Estate of Harold Young; Sotheby's, New York, 9 June 2014, lot 79.
Acquired by Irene Roosevelt Aitken from the above.



Literature

W. Edey, exhibition catalogue, French Clocks in North American Collections, New York, The Frick Collection, 1982, p. 60, no. 56.



Exhibited

New York, The Frick Collection, French Clocks in North American Collections, 2 November 1982 - 30 January 1983, no. 56.
Applied technique:Ormolu
Medium:Gold
Historical era:Period of Louis XV
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Category:Decor
Auction house category:Clocks - Furnishings, Tables
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