ID 437405
Lot 47 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU AND WHITE MARBLE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
CIRCA 1780
The circular enamelled dial with Roman chapter ring and Arabic minutes flanked by a pair of acanthus scrolls and surmounted with the figure of Venus seated on a cloud holding a floral spray over the figure of Cupid reclining on a tasseled pillow, on a bowed rectangular base mounted with egg-and-dart and berried foliate moulding with bulbous feet, the dial signed 'Gille L'aine / A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell; the dial and the movement associated
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 13 ½ in. (34 cm.) wide; 6 ½ in. (17 cm.) deep
| Medium: | Gilding, Gold |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Tables |
| Medium: | Gilding, Gold |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Tables |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
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| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |





