ID 1027658
Lot 438 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
$ 10 000 – 15 000
LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
Modeled as the 'Triumph of Bacchus' the drum case with white enamel dial, Arabic chapters and signed 'A PARIS', surmounted by an infant Bacchus with trailing vine leaves and grapes on a chariot pulled by a pair of goats with two putti, on a rectangular fluted base and toupie feet
19 ½ in. (49.5 cm.) high, 23 in. (58.5 cm.) wide, 8 in. (20 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings, Mantel clocks |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Medium: | Gold |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Furniture and Lamps, Clocks - Furnishings, Mantel clocks |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 20 Rockefeller Plaza 10020 New York USA | ||||||||||||||
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