ID 1225517
Lot 173 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU STRIKING CARTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
THE MOVEMENT BY ETIENNE LENOIR, CIRCA 1745-49
The asymmetric foliate, C-scroll and rocaille cast case surmounted by a sunray flanked by a bust of Diana, a winged hound to the other side and a goat at the apron, struck twice with the ‘C’ couronné poinçon, the white enamel dial with Arabic minutes, Roman hours and signed .ETIENNE.LE NOIR. / .A PARIS., with gilt hands, the twin-barrel movement with tic-tac escapement, silk suspension and counterwheel strike to bell, the chamfered square plates joined by five pillars, signed Etienne Le Noir A Paris
22 ¾ in. (58 cm.) high; 14 ½ in. (37 cm.) wide
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Art style: | Rococo |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Art style: | Rococo |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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