ID 892368
Lot 108 | A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
THE MOVEMENT BY CHARLES DUTERTRE, THE CASE ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT OSMOND, CIRCA 1780
The vase-form case with acanthus clasped cone finial and lion mask ring handles, on a spiral-fluted socle and spreading rectangular section plinth with acorn leaf swags, the dial with berried laurel bezel, the white enamel with Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, signed 'Chles. Dutertre / A Paris', the twin barrel movement with tic-tac escapement, silk suspension and strike to bell via numbered countwheel to the backplate, engraved 'Chles. Dutertre A Paris'
24 1/2 in. (62.2 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.4 cm.) deep
Provenance
Christie's, London, July 5 2001, lot 166.
The Collection of Dr. Alexandre Benchoufi; Sotheby's, New York, 9 November 2006, lot 23 ($48,000).
Special notice
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Brass, Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Decor |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings, Tables |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Brass, Bronze, Gilding |
| Historical era: | Period of Louis XVI |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Category: | Decor |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings, Tables |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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