ID 1225589
Lot 205 | AN EMPIRE ORMOLU MANTEL CLOCK
Estimate value
£ 1 500 – 2 500
CIRCA 1805
The case with draped seated sleeping figure of Calliope, the dial surmounted by a lampe bouillotte on drapery,, the rectangular base with frieze decorated in relief with reading putti and foliage, with toupie feet, the dial with Arabic minutes and Roman hours, marked 'a Paris', the twin-barrel movement with Brocot suspension and countwheel strike to bell, the circular plates joined by four pillars, numbered 1878
14 ½ in. (37 cm.) high; 14 in. (35.5 cm.) wide; 5 ¼ in. (13.5 cm.) deep
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| Auction house category: | Clocks - Furnishings |
| Medium: | Gilding |
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| Historical era: | Period of Louis XV |
| 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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