A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND ENAMELLED PENDULE A CERCLES TOURNANTS

Lot 17
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 15 120
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 17 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND ENAMELLED PENDULE A CERCLES TOURNANTS
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND ENAMELLED PENDULE A CERCLES TOURNANTS
THE MOVEMENT BY IVERNOIS, LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The case in the form of a graduated urn surmounted by the figure of Cupid, flanked by Greek key handles draped with laurel swags, supported by a seated female figure on a fluted column with ribbon-tied laurel base and canted square plinth, the rotating dials with Roman hours and Arabic minutes, the twin-barrel movement with substantial plates mounted within the plinth, 'tic-tac' escapement and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'D. Ivernois a Paris', re-enamelled
26 in. (66 cm.) high; 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) wide; 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) deep




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Sold Palais d’Orsay (Mes Ader Picard Tajan), Paris, 6 December 1977, lot 59 (26,000 FF).
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