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A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK

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£ 27 720
Auction dateClassic
09.02.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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Lot 81 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND PATINATED-BRONZE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK

LEPAUTE, PARIS, LATE 18TH CENTURY

The case shaped as a wine barrel, adorned with bacchic male and female satyrs, the rockwork base with vines, ewer, a tambourine and pipes, the shaped plinth with relief panels of further bacchic scenes in the manner of Clodion, raised on toupie feet, the white enamel dial, signed Lepaute / HGER. DU ROI, with Arabic hours and five minutes, pierced gilt hands and blued steel seconds hand, the twin barrel movement with pin-wheel escapement mounted to the backplate, later brocot regulation and countwheel strike to bell

21 in. (50.8 cm.) high; 23 1/4 in. (59 cm.) wide; 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm.) deep





Provenance

With Pietro Accorsi, Turin (according to paper label).

The Alberto Bruni Tedeschi Collection; Sotheby's, London, 21 March 2007, lot 133.



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This lot will be stored at Crozier Park Royal and will be available for collection from 12.00pm on the second business day following the sale. Please call Christie’s Client Service 24 hours in advance to book a collection time at Crozier Park Royal. All collections from Crozier Park Royal will be by pre-booked appointment only. Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 9060 I Email: [email protected].
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Brass, Bronze, Gilding
Historical era:Period of Louis XVI
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Category:Mantelpiece, Table
Auction house category:Clocks - Furnishings
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
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03.02.2023 – 08.02.2023
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