A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE ENAMELED AND GOLD FOIL CARTEL CLOCK

Lot 46
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ID 1344970
Lot 46 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE ENAMELED AND GOLD FOIL CARTEL CLOCK
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$ 60 000 – 100 000
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE ENAMELED AND GOLD FOIL CARTEL CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY FRANCOIS FILLEUL, THE ENAMEL BY A.N. MARTINIERE, DATED 1751
The waisted case on a conforming bracket and surmounted by a vase issuing porcelain flowers, white-enameled and richly gilt overall with hunting cartouches and trailing flowers, mounted with ormolu rocailles and further applied with fleurs de lys, the dial with Roman and Arabic numerals spaced by small fleurs-de-lys, the interior and reverse of the case with blue painting, apparently original, now with some flaking and losses, the front bulrush plaque associated, signed and dated Martiniere, Emailleur et Pensionnaire du Roy, 1751, the front of the bracket signed Martiniere, fecit. 1751., the interior of the vase signed A N Martiniere A. 23 ... l ... 1751 ...Du Roy, the reverse of the movement signed Filleul a Versailles
40 in. (102 cm.) high, 15 in. (38.5 cm.) wide, 7 ¼ in. (18.5 cm.) deep




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Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, Zurich, 16 June 1998, lot 310.
Acquired from Jeremy, Ltd., London.
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