ID 1225383
Lot 142 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED WHITE MARBLE STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
THE MOVEMENT BY CRONIER, PARIS, THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO JEAN HAURE, LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The case with figure of Chronos and putti flanking a broken fluted column engraved with 'HOMERE, VIRGILE. / VOLTAIRE, ROUSSEAU. / TEMPUS OMNIA VINCIT.', and with various attributes to the base, on turned feet, the white enamel dial with Roman and Arabic chapters, signed 'Cronier / A PARIS', the twin barrel movement with tic-tac escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell
15 in. (38 cm.) high; 12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) wide; 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) deep
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Applied technique: | Ormolu |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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