ID 380151
Lot 242 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE PORTICO CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 100 000 – 200 000
CIRCA 1785, THE ENAMEL DIAL SIGNED COTEAU
With Henri IV accepting the French crown above a portico with classical figures flanking a circular clock case surrounded by rosettes and foliate sprays, the enamel dial with Roman numerals, Arabic seconds and calendar rings for months and days below polychrome roundels of the signs of the Zodiac within floral sprays and ribbons, the case with a floral swag and supported on fluted columns, the plinth with a central panel of putti flanked by recessed Classical figures and inscribed with a quote from Voltaire INTREPIDE SOLDAT VRAI CHEVALIER/ GRAND HOMME/ FIDEL AMI TENDRE ET LOYAL AMANT
43 in. (109 cm.) high, 28 ½ in. (72.5 cm.) wide, 5 ½ in. (12.5 cm.) deep
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
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| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
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