A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY REGULATEUR (REGULATEUR AU TOURNESOL) - photo 1

A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY REGULATEUR (REGULATEUR AU TOURNESOL)

Starting price
£ 40 000
Auction dateClassic
09.02.2023 10:30UTC +01:00
Auctioneer
CHRISTIE'S
Event location
United Kingdom, London
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Lot 77 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY REGULATEUR (REGULATEUR AU TOURNESOL)
A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY REGULATEUR (REGULATEUR AU TOURNESOL)

THE CASE DESIGNED BY GILLES-PAUL CAUVET, CIRCA 1766, ATTRIBUTED TO NICOLAS PETIT, THE MOUNTS PROBABLY SUPPLIED BY ETIENNE MARTINCOURT, THE MOVEMENT BY LEPAUTE

The drum case with sunflower and foliate cresting and ribbon-tied laurel sprig above the lyre-shaped trunk, the backboard mirrored, the glazed apertures with beaded borders, the lower section with a gilt and blue vernis Martin panel with four figures facing a globe representing the four Continents (probably redecorated), the spreading plinth base with boldly cast acanthus leaves, the white enamel dial with Arabic hours and ten minute markers, inscribed 'Le Paute A Paris / HGER. du Roy', pierced gilt-brass hour and minute hands and blued steel seconds hand, the four pillar movement with three wheels and pin wheel escsapement, engraved to the backplate 'Lepaute a Paris', suspended from the backplate via a single hook and with four steady feet, the rope drive with brass cased weight and counterweight, compensated nine-bar brass and steel pendulum

80 in. (203.2 cm.) high; 24 1/2 (62.2 cm.) wide; 9 3/4 in. (24.7 cm.) deep





Provenance

The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi; Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 96 ($72,000).



Literature

A. Droguet, Nicolas Petit, Paris, 2001, pp. 71 and 83-84.

P. Verlet, French Furniture of the 18th Century, 1991, fig. 128.



Special notice


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:Bronze, Mahogany, Wood
Historical era:Period of Louis XVI
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Clocks - Furnishings
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