A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK

Лот 10
21.09.2022 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 151 200
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Лот 10 | A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK
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£ 120 000 – 180 000
A LOUIS XV ORMOLU CARTEL CLOCK

BY CHARLES CRESSENT, THE MOVEMENT BY PIERRE LEROY, CIRCA 1735

Cast overall with elaborate scrolling rocaille and foliate motifs, surmounted by an Apollo mask issuing an egg-and-dart moulded C-scroll and surrounded by sunbeams, the glazed circular enamel dial with Roman numerals flanked by floral trails, the lower section with a scallop shell niche containing a winged putto representing time seated on rocaille, the sides enriched with lion masks, the boss cast as a stylised acanthus leaf terminating in berries; struck with the 'C' couronné poinçon

34 in. (87 cm.) high; 17 1/2 in. (44 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep





Provenance

Hamburger Frères, Paris, 1914.

Collection of Walter and Catalina von Pannwitz, Berlin and Heemstede, probably acquired from the above and by descent until sold;

Anonymous sale; Sotheby’s, New York, 27 January 2012, lot 1 where acquired by the present owner.





Literature

A.C. Willink, 'Verzameling von Pannwitz in het Rijksmuseum', Het Vrije Volk, 1 February 1947.

M. Flothuis, 'Tentoonstelling van Oude Kunst', De Vrije Katheder, 8 February 1947.

K.G. Boon, 'De verzameling von Pannwitz in het Rijksmuseum', Maandblad voor Beeldende Kunsten, 1947.



COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

T. Dell, 'The gilt-bronze cartel clocks of Charles Cressent', Burlington Magazine, April 1967, pp. 210-217.

A. Pradère, Charles Cressent, Sculpteur, Ebéniste du Régent, Dijon, 2003, p. 184, p. 198, p. 298.





Exhibited

Amsterdam, Rikjsmuseum, Verzameling von Pannwitz in het Rijksmuseum, February 1947.



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