A LOUIS XV ORMOLU `EUROPA AND THE BULL` STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK WITH CALENDAR

Лот 36
09.02.2023 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 60 480
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Лот 36 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU 'EUROPA AND THE BULL' STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK WITH CALENDAR
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£ 30 000 – 50 000
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU 'EUROPA AND THE BULL' STRIKING MANTEL CLOCK WITH CALENDAR

THE MOVEMENT BY ROQUE, PARIS, THE ENAMEL DIAL BY GEORGES-ADRIEN MERLET, MID-18TH CENTURY

The drum case with flowers and foliage, with figure of Europa above, the sides with trellis quatrefoil pattern silk-backed sound frets, supported on the standing bull figure, the shaped base with further foliage, rockwork and simulated water, the white enamel dial with Roman hours and Arabic five minutes, gilt minute markers, inner ring for days of month, signed to the centre 'Roque / A Paris' and with painted enameller signature to the lower edge and to the reverse 'G. Merlet', pierced gilt hands and blued steel calendar indicator, the twin barrel movement with tic-tac escapement, silk suspension and countwheel strike to bell, the backplate engraved 'Roque A Paris / No.684'

28 1/2 in. (72.4 cm.) high; 20 in. (50.8 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.4 cm.) deep





Provenance

The Alberto Bruni Tedeschi Collection; Sotheby's, London, 21 March 2007, lot 68 (£54,000).



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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].
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