A LOUIS XV ORMOLU STRIKING CARTEL CLOCK

Lot 84
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +01:00
Classic
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£ 100 800
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événementRoyaume-Uni, London
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Lot 84 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU STRIKING CARTEL CLOCK
Valeur estimée
£ 20 000 – 30 000
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU STRIKING CARTEL CLOCK
THE MOVEMENT BY JEAN-BAPTISTE BAILLON, MID-18TH CENTURY
The case cast overall with C-scrolls, rocaille, scrolling foliage and trailing branches of flowers, surmounted by a Chinese figure holding an armillary sphere seated on a conch shell, above a dragon, a ho-ho bird perched beneath the dial, the white enamel dial with Roman hour chapters and Arabic minutes interspersed with gilt fleur-de-lys, signed 'JEAN BAPTISTE BAILLON' and with pierced gilt hands, the twin-barrel movement with plates joined by five pillars, with verge escapement and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate signed 'J B Baillon Paris / no.1965'
43 in. (119 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) wide, approx.




Provenance

The collection of Viscomte Henri de Saporta (1890-1984), Paris; given by the family of the above to the present owner.
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